Bogdan Chadkin

me@trysound.io | GitHub | LinkedIn | US & EU Timezones

Senior full stack engineer specializing in build tools, performance, and developer experience. 10+ years building fast, accessible interfaces and scalable UI architecture. Core contributor to major JS ecosystem tools with tens of millions of monthly downloads.

What I'm Best For

Notable Open Source Work

Technical Expertise

Build Tools & Performance

Bundlers (Rollup, Vite, Webpack), code optimization, caching strategies, build pipeline architecture

Frontend

HTML, CSS, TypeScript, React, Svelte, TailwindCSS, design systems, component libraries, design-to-code workflows

Backend & Infrastructure

Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, PostgreSQL, GCP, Terraform, Docker, GitHub Actions, Hasura

Professional Experience

Webstudio

Software Engineer 2022-2025

Open-source visual website builder with full CSS control

  • Architected CSS-spec-based style engine providing contextual styling guidance in visual editor
  • Built compiler generating human-readable site code, eliminating runtime overhead
  • Implemented visual CMS integration system enabling dynamic content from any backend without vendor lock-in
  • Enabled design-system workflows with tokens and CSS variables, including an Open Props-based starter system
  • Shipped semantic HTML validator enforcing accessibility best practices
  • Built UI for Inception AI (companion product) generating production-grade code from design exploration

RealAdvisor

Software Engineer 2017-2022

Swiss real-estate platform (property valuations, agent matching)

  • Scaled consumer search and CRM interfaces handling 100K+ property records with advanced filtering
  • Delivered custom auth system for enterprise partners, enabling B2B expansion
  • Led a 3-month TypeScript migration of a large codebase, reducing manual testing and improving deployment speed by 30%
  • Optimized data-fetching: cut page load times by 50% through smart caching and code splitting
  • Shipped valuation tools and lead routing workflows used by 200+ agents

Siemens

Software Engineer 2015-2017

Industrial monitoring systems

  • Built real-time telemetry dashboards for gas turbine sensors with live alarms and diagnostics
  • Developed water communications monitoring UIs deployed to 50+ facilities

Freelance

Frontend Developer 2012-2015
  • Delivered 15+ responsive web applications for startups and agencies
  • Specialized in performance optimization and cross-browser compatibility

Let's Build Something Great

Available for freelance, consulting, and full-time opportunities. I help teams build fast, accessible user interfaces and scalable frontend architecture.

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