Matteo Kinkela

MATTEO KINKELA Zagreb, Croatia • - •-• https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteo-kinkela/ Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 19+ years of experience, including 6+ years of professional experience. Specialized in frontend, backend, and full-stack development for web applications and database engineering. Suggestions during onboarding contributed to the development of a successful onboarding platform for charging stations, which led to the role of lead developer. Proven ability to cooperate with teams of all sizes, demonstrating leadership in project environments. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Reactor Studio December 2023 – Present Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer ● Launched a NestJS boilerplate for rapid application development, shortening development time by 2 weeks per project. ● Coded AI-powered chatbots to prototype functionality and assess feasibility by scraping 200+ websites. Kiwi.com, Contractor at Reactor Studio December 2023 – February 2024 Senior Software Engineer ● Teamed up with 3 developers to optimize code by transitioning styled components to Tailwind CSS. ● Enhanced SMS notification systems by conducting A/B testing and making iterative improvements based on feedback. Reev, Zagreb, Croatia November 2020 – December 2023 Software Engineer ● Contributed to a team of 20+ developers in the creation of an electric vehicle charging software platform. ● Engineered a web app for electricians, reducing time to onboard a charge point by 90%. ● Implemented enhancements to 25 queries, achieving an 80% boost in system performance. ● Directed a team of 3 developers to add features to the onboarding app. ● Introduced an approach to remove legacy code and led development efforts, reducing maintenance efforts by 27%. Flipkod/Q agency, Zagreb, Croatia December 2018 – November 2020 Full-Stack Developer ● Executed 10+ web-based projects by utilizing agile methodologies. ● Cooperated with teams of 2 to 7 colleagues for front-end and back-end development. ● Maintained regular communication with clients and team members throughout project development, providing bi-weekly updates and addressing inquiries within 24 hours. Megabooker, Opatija, Croatia December 2017 – December 2018 WordPress Developer ● Designed and managed a portfolio of 40+ WordPress-based websites for the hospitality industry. ● Boosted website traffic by an average of 50% and conversion rate by 20% through strategic design and optimization efforts. ● Implemented 4 webshops integrated with the client's existing payment gateways. EDUCATION University of Rijeka, Department of Informatics Bachelor of Informatics September 2014 - June 2018 ● ● Awards: University Scholarship (January 2016 – December 2016) Average grade: 4.6 / 5.0 SKILLS Skills: cooperative attitude, adjustment to change, efficient task organization, diplomatic conflict resolution Technical skills: React.js, Typescript, Next.js, Node.js, Jest, Nest.js, Express.js, Javascript, Redux.js, Styled-Components, Kotlin, Spring Boot, PHP, Symfony, Laravel, Postgres, MySQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, Pinecone, Docker, Python, GIT, Github, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Web Sockets, socket.io, WebRTC, HTML, CSS, Tailwind, WordPress, WooCommerce, OpenAI API, AWS