Radu Palade

Senior Frontend / Fullstack Developer

12+ years building scalable, well-tested web applications with Vue.js, Nuxt, TypeScript, React and Node.js — currently Technical Lead (Frontend) at HCLTech.

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About

I'm a senior frontend developer with 12+ years of experience building scalable web applications across diverse industries. My deepest expertise is in Vue.js (Vue 2/3, Composition API) and Nuxt, with production experience in TypeScript, React and Redux, plus backend experience in Node.js.

Today I'm Technical Lead (Frontend) at HCLTech, building a fintech web application for a Benelux banking client. Before that I led frontend development for high-traffic social media applications serving 1,000,000+ active users.

I care about clean, tested code (Jest, Vitest, Cypress), web performance and accessibility, and I enjoy delivering high-quality UI in agile, cross-functional teams. I use AI coding tools daily as part of my workflow.

Experience

  1. Technical Lead (Frontend) · HCLTech

    – Present · Remote

    Fintech web application for a Benelux banking client

    • Own frontend architecture and delivery of a fintech web application in a regulated environment with banking-grade security and performance requirements.
    • Design and build scalable, component-based frontend solutions that meet strict compliance, accessibility and performance standards.
    • Define and apply the frontend testing strategy across smoke, unit (Jest, Vitest) and end-to-end (Cypress) tests, plus mobile E2E with Detox.
    • Mentor junior and mid-level developers through code reviews and shared frontend best practices and coding standards.
    • Enforce code quality and security with SonarQube quality gates in CI/CD, with artifacts (npm packages, Docker images) delivered via Nexus.
    • Work with cross-functional international teams across Benelux and Romania to ship financial software on schedule.
    • Vue.js
    • Jest
    • Vitest
    • Cypress
    • Detox
    • SonarQube
    • Nexus
    • Docker
    • GitLab CI/CD

  2. Senior Frontend Developer · Freelance

    – · Cluj-Napoca

    Social media industry

    • Led frontend development for high-traffic applications serving 1,000,000+ active users, improving reliability and maintainability.
    • Partnered with product, design and backend to ship features aimed at improving user engagement and retention.
    • Migrated the build from Webpack to Vite, cutting build times by 80–90%, and introduced TailwindCSS and the Vue 3 Composition API.
    • Led the migration of the codebase from Vue 2 to Vue 3.
    • Optimized performance through lazy loading, code-splitting and bundle-size reduction.
    • Built and maintained features in TypeScript and implemented real-time features using WebSockets.
    • Vue 2
    • Vue 3
    • Vuex
    • Nuxt
    • Angular
    • TypeScript
    • TailwindCSS
    • WebSockets
    • Vite
    • Webpack
    • Docker

  3. Frontend Developer · Pentalog

    – · Iași

    Projects: fintech multi-bank card aggregation app · social media platform · project management & issue-tracking tool

    • Developed backend services in Node.js for the fintech multi-bank card aggregation platform.
    • Developed and maintained React components in a Kanban/Scrum workflow, contributing to higher sprint velocity and fewer bugs.
    • Wrote unit tests (Jest, Enzyme) and end-to-end tests (Cypress), ensuring feature reliability.
    • Participated in product grooming, sprint planning and retrospectives to align technical and business goals.
    • Delivered pixel-perfect marketing websites and responsive email templates under tight deadlines.
    • Worked closely with design and QA to ensure cross-browser compatibility and responsive behavior.
    • React
    • Redux
    • Node.js
    • Jest
    • Enzyme
    • styled-components
    • Cypress
    • LESS
    • jQuery
    • PHP

  4. Frontend Developer · IntelligentBee

    – · Iași

    • Built the frontend of a student-accommodation booking platform (Airbnb-style) helping Erasmus students find housing abroad.
    • jQuery
    • Symfony
    • HTML
    • CSS

  5. Frontend Developer · Vuzum

    – · Iași

    • Developed custom WordPress themes for a range of clients and built responsive HTML5/CSS3 templates for desktop, tablet and mobile, working closely with development and QA.
    • WordPress
    • HTML5
    • CSS3
    • jQuery
    • CoffeeScript
    • Git

Projects

Products I've designed and built outside my day job.

VreauDedicatie

  • Live
  • Solo-built

A live web app where event guests scan a QR code and request songs and dedications from their phone, while the DJ runs the request queue from the booth — no app install needed.

  • Designed and built the whole product solo, from the guest request flow to the real-time DJ dashboard for accepting or denying requests.
  • QR-code room join, every request bound to a specific DJ/event, and a list of the latest songs recommended by each user.
  • Vue
  • Firebase
  • Firestore
vreaudedicatie.ro (opens in a new tab)

Spendly

  • Live
  • AI-assisted

A spending tracker web app for tracking expenses, income and net worth. Built with AI coding tools (Claude), with me steering and reviewing the output.

  • React
  • Firebase
spendlyapp.net (opens in a new tab)

Lift

  • In App Store review
  • AI-assisted

An iOS workout tracker, built with AI coding tools (Claude). Link coming once it's live on the App Store.

  • iOS
Coming soon to the App Store

Skills

Languages

  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • TypeScript
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • PHP

Frameworks & Libraries

  • Vue 2
  • Vue 3 (Composition API)
  • Nuxt
  • Vuex
  • React
  • Redux
  • Angular
  • Node.js
  • D3.js
  • jQuery

Styling

  • TailwindCSS
  • styled-components
  • LESS
  • Responsive design

Testing

  • Jest
  • Vitest
  • Enzyme
  • Cypress
  • Detox
  • Storybook

Tooling & Platforms

  • Git
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • SonarQube
  • Nexus
  • Vite
  • Webpack
  • Docker
  • Firebase / Firestore
  • Jira

Practices

  • OOP
  • Agile (Scrum / Kanban)
  • Component-driven development
  • AI-assisted development (daily)

Education & Languages

Bachelor's in Information Technology

Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi”, Iași

2011 – 2015

Languages

Romanian
Native
English
Proficient