Gunars Lazdans
Frontend Engineer
Building modern web applications with Angular, focusing on clean code and exceptional user experiences
Hello! Nice to see you dropping by my website to find out more about me.
I am a Frontend Engineer with more than 4 years of experience in web development, mostly using the Angular framework, preceded by 6 years as a QA Engineer.
My QA background has given me a keen eye for detail and the ability to easily find edge cases to deliver high-quality, well-tested code that will not break when the user goes off the happy path.
I have experience working under Scrum and Kanban methodologies in projects with complex architectures and large user bases. I have contributed to both internal and external web applications, ensuring that applications are maintained to a high standard with reusability, scalability and quality in mind.
Throughout my career, I have worked in various team structures and development team sizes, one thing always stays the same - the requirements will change as the deadline approaches.
My technology focus:
AngularTypeScriptJavaScriptRxJsKarmaJasmineJestREST APIHTML & CSS
Work Experience
Nov 2022 – current
Spain
Frontend Engineer - Brite Payments
Translating Figma designs and wireframes into high-quality, functional code.
Front-end development using Angular, RxJs and TypeScript.
Unit tests with Jasmine and Karma.
Legacy Angular projects upgrade to the latest versions.
Content management for the corporate website.
Functional assessment for new UI/UX features and technologies.
Contribution to code review process.
AngularTypeScriptGitRxJsHTMLSCSSFigmaScrumAgileJasmineKarmaJest
Jan 2020 – Nov 2021
Spain
Frontend Engineer - The Workshop
Front-end development using Angular, RxJs and TypeScript.
Unit tests with Jasmine, Karma and e2e tests with Cypress.
Delivering changes to production through Bamboo CI/CD pipelines.
Handling back-end tasks, including the implementation of REST API endpoints using Java.
Contribution to code review process.
AngularTypeScriptGitJavaScriptRxJsJavaHTMLSCSSScrumAgileJasmineKarmaCypress
Jun 2018 – Jan 2020
Spain
QA Engineer - The Workshop
JavaScriptHTMLCSSScrumAgileJasmineKarmaCypressSelenium
Oct 2015 – Jan 2018
Latvia
Software Test Specialist - Tele2 Latvia
Cypress.ioSeleniumJavaScriptSiebel CRMOracle DBS
Sep 2013 – Oct 2015
Latvia
Software Test Specialist - SOAAR
JavaScriptHTMLCSSScrumAgileSelenium
Jan 2012 – Aug 2013
Latvia
IT Specialist - Riga Business School
Portfolio
Throughout my career, I've focused on long-term product development at two established companies, where continuous improvement and maintainability have been the key priorities.
While this means fewer projects to showcase, it has given me invaluable experience in building and scaling applications that serve thousands of users daily.
Brite Payments
UI and UX improvements for Brite payments application and internal tools. Upgrade of old Angular versions to the latest ones. Work independently and as part of small team. Developing new features and improving the existing ones.
Gunars Lazdans v1
First attempt on creating portfolio website
Weather App
Good old weather app, no developers portfolio would feel finished without it
The Workshop
Developing gambling platforms as a service. UI and UX improvements for gambling sites. A lot of work with betslip and sports bets. Some involvement in back-end side of the project.
Education & Courses
