Web Technical Lead
MatejaHazl
9+ years of building web platforms and helping the teams behind them do their best work.
The Facts
- BaseMaribor, Slovenia
- FocusWeb architecture & technical leadership
- EducationB.Sc. Computer Science, Univ. of Maribor
Mission Patch Array
The Journey
Nine years, five postings, from first orbit to the edge of the heliosphere.
Stop I · Earth · Jul 2017-Jun 2019
Software Engineer
Inova IT · Maribor
- Built and shipped features across the frontend and backend.
- Worked closely with senior engineers to pick up the team's established development practices.
Stop II · The Moon · Jul 2019-Mar 2021
Senior Software Engineer
Inova IT · Maribor
- Owned the development and ongoing evolution of a core CMS module, from design and implementation to maintenance and improvements.
- Defined technical approaches and selected technologies for new features.
- Reviewed pull requests and helped maintain coding standards across the project.
Stop III · Mars · Apr 2021-Jan 2022
Web Technical Lead
Inova IT · Maribor
- Led the evolution of a CMS towards a microfrontend architecture.
- Coordinated technical collaboration between multiple teams using the platform.
- Translated product requirements into appropriate technical approaches and solutions.
- Conducted technical interviews, facilitated onboarding, and mentored new team members.
Stop IV · Jupiter · Feb 2022-Dec 2023
Web Technical Lead
adidas AG · Herzogenaurach
- Technical lead for a CMS powering adidas mobile and web apps, built on a microfrontend architecture.
- Led the development of the core libraries and services used by the microfrontends.
- Maintained technical standards across microfrontend teams through code reviews, onboarding, and guidance on established development practices.
- Provided technical input on product requirements and assessed their technical feasibility.
- Identified opportunities for technical improvement and addressed technical debt.
Stop V · Beyond the Heliopause · Jan 2024-Present
Web Technical Lead
Inova IT · Maribor
- Technical lead for a web portal platform serving multiple client brands.
- Led the development of core libraries, backend services, and a content management system used across multiple web portals.
- Extended and maintained a template system enabling independent client customisation of web portals.
- Provided technical input on product requirements and drove key architectural decisions.
- Introduced AI tools into the development process and established guidelines for their use.
The Golden Record
A shortlist of what's aboard, should any of this ever need to leave the atmosphere.
- IHTML / CSS / JS / TS
- IIReact
- IIITailwind CSS
- IVGSAP / Motion
- VNode.js
- VIFastify, Express.js
- VIIPrisma, TypeORM
- VIIIPostgres
- IXMicrofrontends
- XServer-Side Rendering
- XIAccessibility
- XIITechnical Leadership
- XIIITechnical strategy
- XIVMentoring
Past Launches
Smaller payloads, launched alongside the primary mission.
- Accessibility of Mobile and Web ApplicationsConference article for OTS on building accessible digital products.Co-author
- Face Recognition Smartphone UnlockBachelor's thesis on unlocking Android devices from a photo of the user.Author
- FootdleDaily football player guessing game.Contributor
- WordmojiTurn your words into emoji.Contributor
Open Channel
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