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Michal SlabejMS

Michal Slabej

Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Frontend-Focused)

€550/day
Bratislava, SK
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Michal

Staff-level Full-Stack Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed web systems, with deep expertise in frontend architecture (React, Next.js, TypeScript) and strong backend and infrastructure capabilities (Elixir, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code).

Proven track record of founding engineering organizations, leading system architecture across multiple products, and delivering multi-tenant and enterprise-scale platforms used by tens of thousands of users.

Strong system design background with ownership across frontend, backend, and cloud infrastructure layers. Experienced in leading cross-functional engineering execution across product, design, and technical teams.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Slovak

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Wibo
    System Architect & Lead Engineer
    May 2022 - Today (4 years and 3 months)
    Bratislava, Slovakia
    Architect and technical owner of a large-scale, multi-tenant career guidance platform serving universities, educational, and government organizations.

    Scope & Ownership:
    • End-to-end ownership of system architecture across frontend, backend, AI, and infrastructure layers
    • Designed and implemented full-stack architecture with evolution from a GraphQL-based system to high-performance RPC-based architecture
    • Architected a multi-tenant system enabling isolated deployments per institution or organization
    • Owned infrastructure strategy including deployment pipelines, environments, and operational reliability leveraging IaC patterns
    • Responsible for system scalability, performance, and production stability across growing user base
    Technical Contributions:
    • Built and maintained frontend applications (React-based), UI libraries, and backend services
    • Designed distributed data workflows for personalized career guidance systems
    • Introduced AI-assisted engineering workflows to improve development velocity and prototyping speed
    • Led long-term technical direction and system evolution decisions
    Impact:
    • Platform serving 60,000+ users with strong projected growth
    • Production-grade multi-tenant architecture supporting multiple institutional clients
    Next.js Elixir PostgreSQL Typescript Design System
  • M-Files
    Lead Engineer
    June 2019 - December 2024 (5 years and 6 months)
    Tampere, Finland
    Worked on enterprise-scale client-facing systems focused on data aggregation, processing, and scalable frontend architecture. Acted as technical lead across multiple projects, bridging business requirements and engineering execution while leading frontend teams and contributing to long-term architectural decisions.

    Scope & Ownership:
    • Led architecture of multiple enterprise frontend systems integrating complex data sources
    • Acted as technical bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams, translating requirements into technical specifications, architecture, and implementation plans
    • Owned system design decisions from requirements to production deployment

    Technical Contributions:
    • Designed scalable frontend architectures for large-scale enterprise applications
    • Integrated multiple internal and external data systems into unified platforms
    • Improved system performance, maintainability, and frontend scalability
    • Contributed to backend integration design and system architecture decisions
    Leadership:
    • Led frontend engineers and defined engineering standards across teams
    • Worked in cross-functional teams (product, design, backend, architecture)
    • Influenced long-term technical direction across multiple systems
    IT Architecture React.js MySQL Design System Typescript
  • Toptal
    Senior Developer
    December 2017 - April 2020 (2 years and 4 months)
    San Francisco, United States
    Core engineering contributor for internal platform systems and engineering tooling.

    Scope:
    • Built and maintained scalable web interfaces with a strong focus on performance, usability, and developer experience
    • Worked across frontend and backend systems supporting platform and tooling
    Contributions:
    • Developed scalable frontend systems used internally across distributed teams
    • Improved developer experience and internal engineering workflows
    • Contributed to system reliability and platform tooling improvements
    • Participated in architecture decisions for internal systems
    Environment:
    • Distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones
    • High-performance, platform-critical engineering environment
    Typescript Elixir React.js Node.js

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