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Max Shestov

Lead software engineer

Design-minded engineering for complex digital products.

I help teams turn product goals, design direction, and technical constraints into production-ready interfaces, reliable integrations, and maintainable delivery.

Product & Design Engineering Range

Frontend
JavaScriptReactTypeScriptNext.jsSvelteReduxTailwindComponent architecture
Backend & data
Node.jsPHPMySQLPostgreSQLREST APIsGraphQL
UX/UI
UX/UI collaborationFigmaHCIPrototypingUser flowsInteraction patternsDesign tokensComponent librariesVisual QA
Testing
JestVitestReact Testing LibraryUnit testingE2E testingCypressPlaywrightAccessibility testing
Platforms & delivery
AWSGCPDockerGitGitHubGitLab CI/CDPerformance budgetsCMS
Product quality
WCAG accessibilityPerformanceCore Web VitalsTechnical SEOA/B TestingDesign systems
Engineering practice
Technical directionArchitecture decisionsCode reviewTDDDocumentationMentoringRelease standards
AI-assisted engineering
ClaudeCursorLLM workflowsRapid prototypingAutomation

How I work

Assess the current state

I start with business goals, product requirements, existing architecture, team constraints, and delivery risks — creating a clear picture of what is working, what is blocked, and where engineering effort will have the highest impact.

Define the target state

I turn that gap analysis into technical direction: architecture decisions, integration patterns, design-system choices, and delivery priorities that support both immediate execution and long-term maintainability.

Build the roadmap and execute

I turn strategy into shippable work by breaking down scope, aligning product, design, QA, and engineering, and explaining tradeoffs clearly before they become delivery risk.