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Mikhail Lapshin

@mikhaillapshin

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I build high-performing Vue and Nuxt products, from fintech platforms to subscription SaaS.

Georgia

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to relocation and looking to lead or build impactful product experiences, bringing hands-on frontend leadership, full-stack delivery, testing, performance optimization, and strong product ownership.

I've led frontend engineering for Duty Refunds, a UK import VAT refund platform, owning the frontend domain for a team of eight. I set technical direction, hired and mentored engineers, and led a live migration from Vue/Nuxt 2 to 3.

I built a reusable Tailwind CSS and Storybook component library, established Playwright coverage for 100+ critical flows, and improved site load speed by 40–50% through SSR and optimization. I also streamlined API design, reviews, and releases, reducing review time by 50% while supporting B2C, B2B, and Shopify products.

I'm also the founder of Samomes, where I turned a six-year open-source aquarium tool into a subscription SaaS. Across frontend, Python, Firebase, payments, and product development, I bring hands-on ownership from idea through launch and growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Frontend Engineer

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Samomes

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Founded and launched a SaaS product solo, commercializing a six-year open-source project into a subscription-based platform for aquarium hobbyists using Nuxt.js and Vuetify. Achieved 130% YoY growth in pageviews and built the full subscription lifecycle with PayPal and YooKassa.

Nuxt.Js Vuetify Firebase Firestore PWA PayPal YooKassa Localization SaaS

Lead Frontend Engineer

Duty Refunds

Apr 2022 - Feb 2025 (2 years 10 months)

Owned the entire frontend domain as the sole lead in a team of 8, setting technical direction, hiring and mentoring engineers, and leading the migration from Vue/Nuxt 2 to 3 on a live product. Architected a themeable component library and established an E2E testing framework with Playwright covering 100+ critical user flows.

Vue.Js Nuxt.Js TypeScript Storybook Playwright E2E Testing Performance Optimization A B Testing React Shopify

Full Stack Engineer

levels.digital

Jun 2020 - Apr 2022 (1 year 10 months)

Led a frontend team of 3, designing the architecture for a multi-role freelance platform with permissions, real-time chat, file storage, and notifications. Delivered multiple projects including a London trading-license platform, a UK marketplace storefront, and a high-throughput review interface for 50 translators.

Nuxt.Js Vue.Js Flask MongoDB Firebase Stripe WooCommerce Celery Nginx PWA Chat Permissions

Full Stack Engineer

Upwork

Jun 2019 - Apr 2020 (10 months)

Delivered three solo projects: a fitness data aggregator with wearables API integration, a medical questionnaire widget, and a large-scale dynamic documentation system using Sphinx and Python.

Python Sphinx API Integration Documentation JavaScript

Founder & Full Stack Engineer

Svoi Ludi

Dec 2018 - Jun 2019 (6 months)

Built a two-sided marketplace solo, including listings, messenger, review system, and editorial, and pre-populated the catalog with 1,200 verified providers.

Marketplace Listings Messengers

Backend / Full Stack Engineer

Citrus EduTech

Apr 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 8 months)

Owned the entire backend and infrastructure for an English learning SaaS with 4,000–5,000 registered users. Built a natural language processing pipeline and a PDF generation pipeline, and implemented PayPal subscription lifecycle and an admin panel.

Python SpaCy LaTeX PayPal React Backend Development Infrastructure