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Kristo Papallazo

Kristo Papallazo

Senior Fullstack Developer
Tirana

Summary

Results-driven Senior Frontend Developer with solid full-stack experience, passionate about building scalable, performant, and elegant web applications. Deep expertise in React development and proficient in Redux, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript ecosystems. Known for proactive problem-solving and a keen eye for UI/UX detail. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams within Agile environments and consistently delivering high-quality, maintainable code. Thrives in roles that encourage innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Frontend

Flex Business Solutions
05.2025 - Current
  • Built responsive and accessible UIs using React, TypeScript, Redux, and React Router for a distributed enterprise portal.
  • Developed modular, reusable components using Ant Design and custom styles to ensure consistency across features.
  • Implemented complex data tables with AG Grid, including inline editing, grouping, and export capabilities.
  • Integrated Google Drive for document upload, editing, and cloud-based storage (PDF, Word, Excel).
  • Built interactive dashboards with charts and map views to support geo-tagged data and location management.
  • Optimized performance for large datasets with virtualized rendering and efficient state updates.
  • Collaborated with backend engineers to integrate APIs and with designers to turn Figma designs into pixel-perfect U

Freelance Full-Stack Developer

Self-employeed
09.2024 - 06.2025
  • Developed full-stack web applications using React, TypeScript, Redux, React Query, and Node.js/Express.
  • Built responsive, accessible UIs styled with Tailwind CSS and Sass, optimized for fast load times and smooth UX.
  • Managed dynamic routing with React Router and implemented global state using Redux Toolkit.
  • Designed and consumed RESTful APIs, handling data fetching, caching, and mutations via React Query.
  • Improved Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS) through lazy loading, code splitting, and image optimization.
  • Applied technical SEO best practices and structured data to improve search engine visibility and Lighthouseperformance.
  • Delivered scalable, maintainable code with a focus on accessibility (a11y) and clean component architecture using Vite.

Fullstack developer

Business Information Technology (BIT)
04.2022 - 03.2025
  • Led the frontend development of scalable internal and client-facing platforms using React.js, Redux, and TypeScript, ensuring clean architecture and modular code.
  • Develop interactive user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and various styling libraries like AntD, MUI, Bootstrap, Tailwind etc.
  • Designed and implemented responsive, pixel-perfect UIs based on Figma specs & custom components, enhancing UX across desktop and mobile devices.
  • Design and develop server-side logic using tech stack: Node, Express, KafkaJS, WebSocket, Mongo & Redis.
  • Optimized frontend performance through lazy loading, memoization, and bundle size analysis, resulting in up to 40% faster load times.
  • Contributed to CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and ensured high code quality using ESLint, Prettier, and unit testing (Jest + React Testing Library).

Front-end Developer

Inovacion
06.2020 - 04.2022
  • Developed and maintained responsive web apps using HTML, CSS/SASS, Bootstrap, JS, and React, improving cross-browser compatibility and enhancing experience.
  • Standardized code quality by implementing coding guidelines and promoting modular structure and best practices, reducing tech debt by 25%.
  • Contributed across development, testing, and deployment phases.

Education

Exchange Program -

Mälardalen University
01.2023 - 7 2023

Bachelor - Computer Science

Aleksandër Moisiu
10.2017 - 10 2023

Skills

Expertize in React development

Certification

React - The complete guide

Timeline

Frontend

Flex Business Solutions
05.2025 - Current

Freelance Full-Stack Developer

Self-employeed
09.2024 - 06.2025

React - The complete guide

06-2024

Front End Development Libraries

11-2023

Exchange Program -

Mälardalen University
01.2023 - 7 2023

Fullstack developer

Business Information Technology (BIT)
04.2022 - 03.2025

Responsive Web Design

03-2021

Front-end Developer

Inovacion
06.2020 - 04.2022

Bachelor - Computer Science

Aleksandër Moisiu
10.2017 - 10 2023
Kristo PapallazoSenior Fullstack Developer