Csaba Szabo

Senior Frontend Developer based in Budapest, Hungary

csaba.szabo4@gmail.comcsabaszabo.devLinkedIn

With over a decade of experience in software product development, I’m passionate about creating user-friendly, and high-performing web products that balance design, usability, and reliability. Over the past several years, I’ve focused on modern web development, recently using React, and built a strong foundation in product thinking and frontend craftsmanship.I combine a product-focused mindset with solid technical skills in analytics, testing, monitoring, and release management. Known for my attention to detail and collaborative approach, I take pride in delivering high-quality, maintainable work.

Work Experience

Senior Frontend Engineer

Craft.do — Multi-platform productivity app startup

2022 - Present, Hybrid (Budapest)

  • Built the Craft.do document editor and publish page main new features, like task management, page publishing and document sharing
  • Redesigned the Craft.do transactional product emails
  • Subscription and packaging upgrades, including team subscription system and switching from Paddle to Stripe payment provider
  • Contributed to growth experiments, including onboarding and subscription experiments

Technologies and tools: React, Typescript, Next.js, AWS, styled-components, react.email, Stripe, Amplitude, Plausible, Experimentation, Feature Flags, RCA

Frontend Engineer

Benchmark.games — Game-based assessments for hiring

2020 - 2021, Hybrid (Budapest)

Was responsible for the development of Benchmark.games internal and external websites: landing pages, admin pages, and JavaScript games.

Technologies and tools: Vue.js, Nuxt.js, HTML5 Canvas, JavaScript, Bootstrap, SCSS, Matomo

Frontend Engineer

Aroundsound — Collaborative sound-recording app

2019 - 2020, Hybrid (Budapest)

Responsible for the development of aroundsound.com website, data processing, and analysis.

Technical Product Manager

Skyscanner — Travel search engine

2017 - 2018, On-site (Budapest)

  • Led a product team, who switched the Flight search backend system to a more extensible system, which allowed us to add new features and improve the search results
  • Collaborated with an international growth team to launch market-specific product experiments

Senior QA Engineer / QA lead

Skyscanner — Travel search engine

2014 - 2016, On-site (Budapest)

Built an automated release framework for Skyscanner's iOS and Android apps with automated testing and deployment

QA Engineer and Team Lead

Team Distinction (Acquired by Skyscanner) — Mobile app agency

2013 - 2014, On-site (Budapest)

Built a 5-person QA team to support the development and release of 10+ mobile apps

QA Intern

LogMeIn — Remote access and collaboration software

2012, On-site (Budapest)

Education

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Software Engineering

2009 - 2014