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David Pisek

Senior Frontend Engineer
Innsbruck

Summary

As an experienced Frontend Engineer, my expertise covers the full spectrum of frontend development, from architecture to implementation.


Beyond my core frontend skills, I am driven by a curiosity to learn, which has recently led me to proactively take on backend tasks to become a more versatile engineer.


I thrive in collaborative environments where team members support one another. For me, this includes mentoring junior colleagues—an experience I've found deeply rewarding and have actively sought out in recent years.


I genuinely value my current role and team, but I have been eager to embrace a new challenge. The work being done on the AI Powered: Workflow Catalog team perfectly aligns with that goal. I believe my experience within GitLab will be a valuable asset, enabling me to quickly integrate and help drive your projects forward.



Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Frontend Engineer

GitLab
06.2019 - Current
  • Contributed as a long-term team member to the development of critical security features, including the Dependency List, Vulnerability Report, and the Pipeline Security Report.
  • Currently the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for a new version of the security dashboard, a role requiring close partnership with product, UX, and engineering. It also requires a high amount of cross-team collaboration with the analytics-insights team to leverage their dashboard framework and contribute to its continuous improvement.
  • Adept at navigating team reorganizations, ensuring project momentum is maintained while consistently helping new team members get up to speed with our codebase and practices.
  • Mentored intermediate team members in frontend-related areas, and helped them navigate through their first few milestones and beyond (with our refinement workflows, communication channels, estimation processes, etc.).

Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead

Hireup, Australia
11.2017 - 06.2019
  • An integral part of the engineering team during a period of hyper-growth that saw the group triple in size.
  • Stepped up to lead a team of three engineers, providing career guidance and performance feedback.
  • Set the technical direction for the team’s frontend architecture, tooling, and best practices.
  • Instrumental in the complex transition from a legacy Angular SPA to a modern tech stack using React, Redux, and GraphQL.

Senior Front End Developer

Chuffed.org
03.2016 - 11.2017
  • Guided the product team, which included a UX/Designer and two developers, taking ownership of both frontend (React, Redux) and backend (PHP, Laravel) responsibilities.
  • Overhauled a large portion of the existing codebase, introducing new standards and automated browser testing to improve quality.

Senior Front End Developer

News Corp Australia
11.2013 - 03.2016
  • Earned a promotion to a lead front-end position, where I guided junior developers on architecture and code quality.
  • Developed for high-traffic masthead sites with a primary focus on optimizing performance and enhancing the user experience.

Front End Developer (Freelance)

The Squad Pty Ltd
09.2013 - 11.2013
  • Implemented a fully responsive mobile/tablet website for a key client (rolanddg.com.au).
  • Developed and sliced responsive HTML emails and handled various JavaScript/CSS tasks.

Front End Developer

World Nomads Group
08.2011 - 08.2013
  • Worked with HTML, HAML/SLIM, CSS, SASS, and JavaScript (including jQuery, KnockoutJS).
  • Gained experience with .NET MVC and prototyping tools like Middleman and Yeoman.

Freelance Web Developer

The Squad Pty Ltd
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Developed websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery, with Business Catalyst for the backend.

Web Developer

Styleflasher
02.2007 - 12.2009
  • Developed for various clients using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL.
  • Specialized in the eZPublish CMS.

Skills

Languages: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Ruby

Frameworks & Libraries: Vuejs, Tailwind, eCharts, Rails, React

Other Interests: Go, TypeScript

Timeline

Senior Frontend Engineer

GitLab
06.2019 - Current

Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead

Hireup, Australia
11.2017 - 06.2019

Senior Front End Developer

Chuffed.org
03.2016 - 11.2017

Senior Front End Developer

News Corp Australia
11.2013 - 03.2016

Front End Developer (Freelance)

The Squad Pty Ltd
09.2013 - 11.2013

Front End Developer

World Nomads Group
08.2011 - 08.2013

Freelance Web Developer

The Squad Pty Ltd
01.2009 - 01.2010

Web Developer

Styleflasher
02.2007 - 12.2009
David PisekSenior Frontend Engineer