About Me

Frontend & Mobile Engineer with 3+ years of experience building scalable web and mobile applications in enterprise environments. Background in Architecture, applying modular design thinking, structural precision, and user-centered principles to frontend systems. Specialized in React, React Native, and modern frontend ecosystems with strong focus on performance, UI/UX quality, system design, and cross-platform consistency. Known for improving product quality through thoughtful animations, design refinements, and scalable architecture decisions.

Experience

Apr 2025 — Present

Full-time

Frontend & Mobile Engineer

Gjirafa · Pristina, Kosovo

Owns the web frontend across GjirafaMall, Gjirafa50, and iGjirafa — three multi-country eCommerce stores — and established a design system for the mobile app to drive scalability and consistency
Independently designed a full mobile app redesign in Figma applying UI/UX principles — modernised visual language, improved consistency across all screens, reduced cognitive load — then implemented it in code using AI-assisted workflows
Added microinteractions and animations using React Native Reanimated for a more delightful and visibly performant experience
Contributed to the GjirafaMall React Native app, supporting consistency between mobile and web
Leveraged Sentry and Facebook Pixel for monitoring, error tracking, and campaign measurement
Contributed to AI-assisted development workflows, staying current with evolving tooling and engineering standards

Dec 2024 — Apr 2025

Full-time · 5 mos

Frontend Engineer

Gjirafa · Pristina, Kosovo

Implemented new checkout design on Gjirafa50 (ASP.NET MVC), then rolled it out to GjirafaMall
Implemented the same checkout flow on the React Native mobile app
Integrated REST APIs using Axios, Fetch API, and React Query across web and mobile
Mentored junior frontend developers — code reviews, architectural decisions, and serving as the frontend point of contact for the wider team
Drove continuous performance improvements across web and mobile — profiling, optimising render cycles, and reducing load times

Apr 2023 — Dec 2024

Full-time · 1 yr 9 mos

Frontend Developer

Gjirafa · Pristina, Kosovo

Built the GjirafaMall React Native mobile app from the ground up — checkout, OCB, forms, validation, and custom components, working in parallel with the ASP.NET MVC web platform
Established as the go-to engineer for high-profile landing pages — delivered campaign pages for major global consumer-tech and satellite-internet brands with custom animations that set the standard for future launches
Built reusable component libraries across React.js and React Native
Implemented a homepage redesign using JavaScript animations and jQuery — it set the visual direction for a full platform redesign, adopted across all pages to maintain consistency
Improved SEO, performance, and accessibility — Core Web Vitals, memoization, virtualisation, Google Analytics, semantic HTML
Built a CMS-based landing page generator tool during the LIFE capstone project — featuring both client-facing and admin interfaces, applying frontend skills in a real product context

Dec 2022 — Apr 2023

Internship · 5 mos

Quality Assurance Intern

Gjirafa · Pristina, Kosovo

Performed regression, feature, and smoke testing across Gjirafa platforms
Applied Cypress for test automation, building foundational skills in E2E testing
Adopted a UX-focused QA mindset grounded in real-world usage patterns

Technical Skills

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScript (ES2022+)HTML5CSS3

Web

React.jsNext.jsTailwind CSSReduxContext APIjQueryASP.NET MVCCSS animationsGPU-only animationsResponsive designLocalisation (i18n)

Mobile

React Native (TypeScript)ExpoReact NavigationReact Native ReanimatedDeep linkingApp Store & Play Store deploymentNative performance optimisation

Testing & QA

Cypress (E2E)Regression testingSmoke testing

Performance & SEO

Core Web VitalsMemoizationVirtualisationLazy loadingCode splittingImage optimisationSemantic HTMLGoogle AnalyticsSearch Console

Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 awarenessSemantic HTMLAccessible UI patterns

Design & UI/UX

FigmaAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorDesign systemsComponent documentationUI/UX reviewsMicrointeractionsResponsive & mobile-first design

Monitoring & Tracking

SentryFacebook Pixel

Tooling & Platforms

GitnpmWebpackViteVS CodeREST APIsWeb APIsAxiosReact QueryCMS platforms

Architecture & Patterns

Component-based architectureMVC architectureAsync programmingCode reviewsDesign systems

AI-Assisted Development

ClaudeAI tooling integration in dev workflows

Soft Skills

User-centered thinkingDesign sensitivityAttention to detailCollaboration with cross-functional teamsAnalytical thinkingPerformance awarenessSystems thinkingOwnership & accountability

Certifications

Frontend Development with Backend & DevOps Proficiency — Graduated Cum Laude

LIFE by Gjirafa

Covered: Mathematics for Computer Science, Algorithms, Data Structures, Networking, Security, Databases, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, OOP (Java / C#), DevOps, Software Engineering, Clean Code, Testing, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS, Tailwind, ES6+, Next.js, Single-SPA, CSR, SSR, ISR, SSG

May 2022 — Apr 2023

Education

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)

University of Pristina · Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

2021

A grounding in architectural design developed modular systems thinking, spatial reasoning, and precision in execution — qualities that directly inform how I approach frontend architecture and component design.

Certifications

Frontend Development with Backend & DevOps Proficiency — Graduated Cum Laude

LIFE by Gjirafa

May 2022 — Apr 2023

Education

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)

University of Pristina · Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

2021