Ilias says hi! šŸ‘‹

I was born 11 months after the web, and it took me a decade to discover it. Thirteen years later, I found myself working at the web's birthplace, CERN.

I've been privileged to work most of my career on open-source projects. These days I work remotely as the lead maintainer of several user-facing apps at Alephium.

The beginning

My first experience with programming came at the age of 11. My parents sent me to a computer class after school hours. There, I learned programming with Logo, a language similar to Lisp. We would draw shapes on the screen by giving commands to a "turtle".

There, I also surfed the web for the fist time. When Iā€™d finish my homework early, my teacher would allow me to use the IE5. Oh boy, such fun! I had a tiny booklet with a catalogue of all the websites I knew.

Notebook with a catalogue of all the websites I knew

In highschool, I picked the pseudo-programming class, and eventually decided to study computer science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Experience

Lead Frontend Engineer & Architect @ Alephium

2021 - Present
Switzerland

Architected and maintained the wallet and explorer ecosystem, building secure, high-performance, and scalable applications used by 20,000+ monthly users across web, desktop, and mobile. Conducted code reviews and ensured best practices in testing and accessibility.

Web Developer @ Freelance

2019 - 2022
Switzerland

Designed and shipped fast, reliable websites for startups and small businesses, focusing on performance, accessibility, and maintainability using modern React-based stacks.

Software Engineer @ Petro-Logistics SA

2019 - 2021
Switzerland

Led the development of the company's website with modern static web architecture and designed the internal systems infrastructure including automated backups, PKI, and infrastructure provisioning.

Frontend Engineer & Project Lead @ Bity SA

2018 - 2019
Switzerland

Led frontend development of Bity's website and open-source exchange client while collaborating with designers and backend teams.

Frontend Engineer @ Station AG

2017 - 2018
Switzerland

Built interactive web experiences for high-profile clients while also taking on Scrum-master responsibilities.

Full-Stack Software Engineer @ Indico - CERN

2014 - 2017
Switzerland

Contributed to the full rewrite of Indico, a large-scale open-source conference-management platform used worldwide. Focused on scalable system design and modernizing the frontend architecture.

Full-Stack Software Engineer - Internship @ CERN

2013 - 2014
Switzerland

Full-Stack Software Engineer - Internship @ Aidgency Software

2012 - 2013
Germany

Key Strengths

Tech

  • React
  • Typescript
  • React Native
  • Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Git
  • Electron
  • TanStack Query
  • Redux
  • Web3
  • GitHub Actions
  • Monorepos

Work

  • ā€¢ Large-scale System Design
  • ā€¢ Performance profiling & optimization
  • ā€¢ Accessibility (WCAG)
  • ā€¢ Pixel-perfect design implementation
  • ā€¢ Project ownership
  • ā€¢ Execution precision
  • ā€¢ Strong understanding of DeFi UX

Human

  • ā€¢ Clear communicator
  • ā€¢ Curious
  • ā€¢ Organized
  • ā€¢ Eye for details
  • ā€¢ Good mood transmitter