Software engineer atToptal.
I build production platforms for SaaS, AI and e‑commerce across web and mobile, and have shipped with React, Next.js, React Native and TypeScript for six-plus years.

GitHub contributions over the last 12 months.
Social shopping PWA — like Pinterest, but every look is made of real products you can buy. Built with React and a mobile-first UI.
Grouped by company, including promotions.
Freelance software engineering through Toptal's vetted talent network — building and shipping features for select clients alongside my full-time role, spanning React/Next.js frontends and Node.js backends.
Lead and manage the frontend team, aligning technical execution with product goals. Define frontend architecture, review pull requests, enforce coding standards, and work with backend engineers to integrate APIs and optimize performance and accessibility. Also involved in hiring and onboarding.
Optimized performance and accessibility, integrated APIs with backend developers, defined coding standards, and translated design systems and wireframes into high-quality, well-documented code — promoted to Lead shortly after.
Delivered fullstack features across web and mobile for freelance clients — responsive React interfaces and cross-platform React Native apps, with authentication flows, data-driven screens, and end-to-end API integrations spanning both platforms.
Built and maintained e-commerce web apps with React.js and Next.js, implemented responsive designs, integrated APIs alongside backend engineers, and optimized applications for speed, scalability, and SEO.
Promoted into a fullstack role implementing UI changes from Figma designs and modifying backend endpoints to support new frontend features, ensuring seamless frontend/backend integration.
Translated designs into responsive, consistent interfaces, integrated RESTful APIs, upgraded React and dependencies, drove SEO optimization, and mentored junior engineers.
Owned frontend architecture, set coding standards, ensured technical feasibility of UI/UX designs, drove SEO and performance improvements, and mentored junior developers on React and related tooling.
Built internationalized web platforms with React, Redux, and Material UI, shipped a face-detection auto-capture feature, added OAuth logins for Google, Facebook, and KakaoTalk, and modernized legacy UI with Styled Components.
Built a bilingual (Arabic/English) cross-platform app from scratch with RTL/LTR layouts, 4 dynamic themes, real-time chat, role-based interfaces, and OTA updates via CodePush.
Improved functionality and stability of blockchain-enabled Web3.0 applications, integrated REST and GraphQL APIs, and built and revamped landing/marketing pages including swnglobal.com.
"Yigitali is a great and competent engineer. Highly recommend working with him."
"great experience, very good developer"
"Excellent React developer to work with!"
"Yigitali is an excellent developer. I asked him to convert UI designs to React components, he did it pixel-perfect. I will definitely hire him again."
"Yigitali is super communicative and professional specialist."