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Rafig Hajili

Nuremberg, Germany

Where Design
Meets the DOM

Hey, I’m Rafig and I build digital experiences where design meets logic. Experienced Software Developer with 4+ years specializing in frontend architecture and fullstack development. Strong track record of delivering projects on time, working both independently and in teams, and ensuring high standards of quality and performance. My approach blends creativity with solid engineering — because great user experience starts with great code.

Improves load speed and efficiency
Simplifies code updates and fixes
Keeps design and behavior uniform
Guarantees stable work everywhere
Supports future growth easily
Protects user data on the client side

Experience

Guavapay Limited

Guavapay Limited (London, UK)

Software Developer

Mar 2024 – Present

Improved public website performance from 30–40% to 90%+ by building SEO-optimized Next.js applications (validated with PageSpeed, Lighthouse, Semrush).

Managed a team of 3 developers; collaborated closely with Design, Backend, and DevOps teams (Slack, Jira, daily meetings).

Established a TurboRepo monorepo with reusable packages and shared components; introduced multilanguage/region internationalization (next-intl) and admin-driven content fetching.

Dockerized all applications and applied CI/CD pipelines with rules; streamlining deployments and code review processes.

Abysshub

Abysshub (Wilmington, DE, USA)

Software Developer

Oct 2023 – Oct 2024

Built frontend architecture from scratch with Next.js App Router, keeping SEO performance 80%+.

Developed UI components using React Aria and Tailwind CSS; used RTK Query + Zod for fetching APIs; React Hook Form for multistep forms; developed custom animations with Framer Motion.

Wrote Docker files; wrote unit/integration tests; wrote technical documentation; applied Sentry monitoring; integrated AI assistants using Python.

Connectify

Connectify (Baku, Azerbaijan)

Software Developer

Nov 2023 – Feb 2024

Delivered 3 fullstack applications for a startup project, contributing to 5+ competition wins.

Developed with NestJS, PostgreSQL, and Next.js; deployed seamlessly on Vercel and Railway.

Integrated AWS S3 for file storage and implemented data management with TypeORM and Zod.

Kyla Clinics

Kyla Clinics (San Jose, CA, USA)

Frontend Developer

May 2023 – Aug 2023

Built frontend architecture from scratch using Figma designs with Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion; improved SEO using Lighthouse.

Used Material UI component library on an internal project within the company and React, Redux Toolkit and Redux Thunk for state management and asynchronous actions.

French-Azerbaijani University

French-Azerbaijani University (Baku, Azerbaijan)

Frontend Developer

Oct 2022 – Jul 2023

Developed ERP/LMS systems with React, Redux Toolkit, and Tailwind.

Implemented JWT-based role access; configured Sentry for monitoring and error tracking.

Participated in code reviews, performance checks, and applied best architecture practices and principles during development.

Education

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Master of Science (MSc), Information and Communication Technology

Oct 2024 – Present
Universite de Strasbourg

Universite de Strasbourg

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science

Oct 2020 - Jul 2024
Baku European Lyceum

Baku European Lyceum

High School

Sep 2009 – Jun 2020

Tech stack

React / Next.js

React / Next.js

Modern framework for fast, interactive, and SEO-optimized web apps.

TypeScript

TypeScript

Strongly-typed JavaScript for scalable and reliable codebases.

Node.js / NestJS

Node.js / NestJS

Backend platform and framework for building scalable server applications.

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

Powerful relational database with high performance and reliability.

Prisma

Prisma

Type-safe ORM that simplifies data modeling and database access.

Redis

Redis

In-memory datastore for caching, queues, and real-time features.

Docker

Docker

Containerization for consistent environments and smooth deployment.

AWS / Vercel

AWS / Vercel

Cloud platforms for hosting, scaling, and delivering production apps.

glow

Projects

Pigment UI

2025Package

Pigment UI

Developed easy to use and customizable React UI component library on top of React Aria and Tailwind CSS packages, published to NPM: npm i pigment-ui.

React
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
React Aria
NPM
Avatar Editor

2024Web App

Avatar Editor

Interactive tool for creating avatars, built with React

React
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Headless UI
Vite
Category Tree

2023Web App

Category Tree

Dynamic tree editor that allows managing hierarchical data with ease. Developed in React, with drag-anddrop support and optimized rendering.

React
TypeScript
Vite
Canvas
Unbar

2023ERM/CMS

Unbar

A real-time ERP/CMS dashboard using Next.js 14. Features include interactive charts, responsive dark mode, and smooth loading states for a modern user experience.

Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion
Recoil
Recharts
Portfolio

2022Website

Portfolio

Developed easy to use and customizable React UI component library on top of React Aria and Tailwind CSS packages, published to NPM: npm i pigment-ui.

React
Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Recoil
Swiper
Etumot

2022Learning App

Etumot

Developed easy to use and customizable React UI component library on top of React Aria and Tailwind CSS packages, published to NPM: npm i pigment-ui.

React
TypeScript
Vite
Spline 3D
Framer Motion
Axios