Maksim Polonsky

Led the React 18→19 upgrade, reducing CI/CD build times from 1,600s to under 1,000s and enabling concurrent rendering across a real-time B2B SaaS platform. Eliminated npm security vulnerabilities from 90 to 0, established Storybook as the design-system standard, architected Goldman Sachs order flow (+25% transactions), and built a Chart.js analytics dashboard with 6+ interactive visualizations.

Mentored 10+ software engineering students through full-stack coursework and interview prep, with 75% securing their first engineering role within 6 months.

Built frontend testing infrastructure with Jest, React Testing Library, and SonarQube, tripling test coverage from 20% to 60% within a year. Contributed to platform scaling through component-level improvements and maintainable frontend patterns.

Joined as the 5th engineer and drove MVP development from inception, scaling the platform to 2,000+ retail and institutional investors and supporting a pivotal merger with Incapital. Led the Search team’s flexible asset-type framework, delivering 400% growth in new user onboarding and 300,000+ additional bonds available to transact.

Built key product features using React and Backbone.js and co-led a 10% frontend codebase migration to React to improve scalability and maintainability. Integrated embedded devices to enable real-time visualization of electrical usage data for enterprise utility clients.

Completed a Software Engineering Immersion Certification program at Galvanize Inc. in 2015.

Earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara, with a History minor.