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Robert Kujawa

Product Engineer
Zapopan, Jalisco

Summary

Accomplished Product Engineer and Technical Lead with a proven track record at Bizee, where I spearheaded the development of a new payment system, enhancing approval rates by 3%. Expert in API design and platform integration, critical thinking and decision-making skills have driven significant improvements in efficiency and compliance, contributing to substantial revenue growth.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Engineer / Technical Lead

Bizee
2 2021 - Current
  • Developed a brand new new payment system from scratch which resulted in an increase in approval rates of roughly 3%.
  • Evaluated and integrated a new payments partner who's performance has surpassed the company's expectations by 2x.
  • Continuously iterated over the checkout process to make it as efficient as it can get, working closely with the company's UX/Design team, we were able to decrease checkout abandonment by 16%.
  • Refreshed the fraud detection system by implementing new rules to identify probable fraud & automate the contestation process.
  • Used a combination of velocity & consistency rules to identify and block card testers, effectively eliminating them from the system.
  • Implemented a scalable solution that keeps the company compliant with privacy laws globally.
  • Led the development of a new compliance offering that is estimated to increase the company's annual revenue in ~5%.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Barefootbridal
10.2019 - 08.2023
  • Developed fully functional web based booking system from scratch using Laravel (API) and Vue.js (single page application).
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines to automatically test and deploy code to a serverless environment (AWS).
  • Automated invoice generation, customer & admin notifications.
  • Created a content management system to manage hotel/room offerings and adjust prices. Straightforward onboarding of new wedding groups, with personalized web site generation.

Senior PHP Developer

Wizeline
10.2020 - 02.2021
    • Collaborated with a team who's main purpose was to reduce their major client's web application technical debt.
    • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions for different types of problems.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Self-Employed
09.2017 - 10.2019
  • Developed and maintained small websites for local businesses in Playa del Carmen and Cancun area.

Front End Web Developer Intern

Predictes
07.2016 - 09.2016
    • Worked alongside a small team to develop multiple projects based on Kentico CMS.
    • Converted web design sketches into code.

Education

Bachelor's - Computer Systems Engineering

UNID
Cancun, Mexico
09.2014 - 2017.08

Skills

API design knowledge

Platform integration

Solutions deployment

Research & Development

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Attention to Detail

Software

PHP / Laravel

JavaScript / Vuejs

MySQL

TailwindCSS

Puppeteer

AWS

CI/CD

Languages

English
Spanish
Polish

Accomplishments

  • Submitted multiple pull requests towards the Laravel Framework.
  • Released payavel, a bundle of open-source packages that helps developers integrate any service with their Laravel application, with "out of the box" support for payment related services.


References:

https://github.com/laravel/framework/pulls?q=is:pr+author:r-kujawa+is:closed

https://orchestration.payavel.com/

https://github.com/payavel/orchestration

https://github.com/payavel/checkout/tree/master (WIP v2.0)

Interests

Spending time with my kids

Scuba diving

Kite surfing

Timeline

Senior PHP Developer

Wizeline
10.2020 - 02.2021

Full Stack Software Engineer

Barefootbridal
10.2019 - 08.2023

Full Stack Software Engineer

Self-Employed
09.2017 - 10.2019

Front End Web Developer Intern

Predictes
07.2016 - 09.2016

Bachelor's - Computer Systems Engineering

UNID
09.2014 - 2017.08

Product Engineer / Technical Lead

Bizee
2 2021 - Current
Robert KujawaProduct Engineer