
Nick Skriabin
@nickskriabin
Staff software engineer at HumanSignal who improved audio visualization performance by 70% and built frontend systems for AI data tools.
What I'm looking for
At HumanSignal, I improved audio visualization performance by 70% using WebAudio API and later FFMPEG+WASM. I also increased frontend test coverage by 40% and helped introduce a design system with design tokens.
I created an internal UI kit with Storybook at HumanSignal, cutting boilerplating by 20%. I manage and mentor frontend engineers and established development processes and best practices.
At Yandex, I created a proof of concept for WebVisor 2.0 that improved performance by 160%. I led the frontend engineering team in delivering its MVP in under six months, working closely with the infrastructure team.
As Co-Founder & CTO at Pickio, I developed frontend and backend infrastructure and created cross-platform mobile apps with Flutter. I also reduced AWS costs by 70% by optimizing image processing with AWS Lambda.
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Tech Lead
HeadHunter
Sep 2026 - Present (1 month)
Working on Setka - a social network for professionals.
Managed and mentored a team of frontend engineers, established best practices and development processes. Improved audio visualization performance by 70% with WebAudio API and later FFMPEG+WASM, increased frontend test coverage by 40%, and cut down boilerplating by 20% with an internal UI kit with Storybook.
Co-Founder & CTO
Pickio
Jun 2018 - Mar 2022 (3 years 9 months)
Developed infrastructure for both frontend and backend, ensuring scalability and performance. Created cross-platform mobile apps using Flutter, resulting in deployments to Google Play and AppStore, and reduced AWS costs by 70% by optimizing backend operations with AWS Lambda for image processing tasks.
Increased conversion rates by 10% by integrating internal analytics systems combining Google Analytics, Mixpanel, and LaunchDarkly insights. Contributed to a global redesign, transitioning key components to a new design system.
Sr. Frontend Engineer
Yandex, LLC
Sep 2016 - Apr 2019 (2 years 7 months)
Improved WebVisor's performance by 160%, creating a proof of concept (PoC) for WebVisor 2.0 within 3 months. Led the frontend engineering team to deliver an MVP of WebVisor 2.0 in under 6 months, collaborating closely with the infrastructure team.
Head of Development – Frontend
Level Travel
Oct 2011 - Apr 2016 (4 years 6 months)
Managed and mentored a frontend and backend engineering team, growing it to 6 members. Established hiring processes, improving the team’s performance by introducing best practices in frontend development, and created an internal booking management system integrated with third-party vendors to automate documentation and streamline sales processes.
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