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Manar Kurmanov

Frontend Team Lead / Senior Frontend Engineer

emailkurmanov.manar@gmail.com
phone+7 708 199 1418

Resume

Education

Suleyman Demirel University B.S. in Computer Science (2009–2013)

Technologies

Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript (ES2015+), HTML, CSS, SASS, Python, PHP

Frameworks: React, Next.js, Vue, Pinia, Angular, Redux, Tailwind CSS

UI platform: Design systems, Storybook, component libraries, microfrontends, accessibility, performance

Infrastructure: Vite, Webpack, Docker, GitLab CI, Jenkins, unit & e2e testing

Process: Agile/Scrum, hiring & grading, code review, mentoring, AI-assisted development

Tools

VS Code, Git, Figma, Jira, Storybook, Docker, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator

Spoken Languages

Kazakh, Russian, English, Turkish

Experience

Frontend Developer - Route4Me

From Oct 2025
  • Developing new features and maintaining the web application
  • Fixing defects and improving code quality
  • Using AI tools in day-to-day development

Mobile App Developer - KMF Bank

Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Built two of the bank's mobile applications, both now running in production
  • Implemented user flows and integrations with banking services

Frontend Developer - SXOPE

Jul 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Developing new features and maintaining the web application
  • Fixing defects and improving code quality
  • Using AI tools in day-to-day development

Frontend Developer, Prototyping - Noble Life

Apr 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Designed and built the demo version and the first working prototype of the company website
  • Page structure, UI and responsive layout — the prototype became the base for further development

Frontend Developer - Digital Zone

Dec 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Front-end improvements for the digitalkey.kz system, monthly releases

UI Designer - ForteBank

Aug 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Designed user interfaces for the bank's products

Frontend Team Lead - Jusan Bank

Jan 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Jusan Business — 120K MAU, about 1M transactions a month, 45 microservices
  • 3 distributed teams of 8–12 people; 100+ interviews, onboarding and a grading system
  • 60% of the monolith moved to microfrontends — cycle time −35%, change failure rate −20%

Lead Frontend Developer - Magnum

Nov 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Internal B2B platforms for 300+ stores and distribution centers
  • Automated order-routing module — 40% less manual work
  • Real-time logistics dashboard for shipment tracking — 30% faster incident response
  • 1,000+ row tables without performance loss; RBAC and audit logging

Frontend Team Lead - Bank CenterCredit

Jul 2021 – Dec 2022
  • StarBanking / BCC.kz mobile app
  • CI/CD, automated tests and monitoring — releases up from 2 to 8 a month, under 1% defects per release

Technology Consultant - Akhter Studio

Apr 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Architecture audit of platforms with 25K+ active users, migration plan to React and microfrontends
  • Prototype plus GA and Amplitude analytics — 500 pilot users in 2 months, 45% day-30 retention

Frontend Developer - XIVE

Apr 2020 – Dec 2020
  • UI for 50K+ users; monitoring dashboards handling 1.5M requests a day
  • Redesign of key pages — time on site up 22%, bounce rate down 16 percentage points

Frontend Team Lead - Halyk Bank

Jan 2020 – Jun 2021
  • Homebank, the largest web and mobile banking in Kazakhstan, and the Onlinebank mobile app for business
  • Internal UI libraries — 40% less component duplication, 30% faster delivery

Frontend Team Lead - Sky Bank

Jul 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Customer web banking app built from scratch on Angular as part of the bank's digitalization and rebranding
  • Custom UI kit based on a fully customized Bootstrap

Front-End Developer - Mashfrog

Jun 2015 – Dec 2016
  • Magento e-commerce for the Italian marketplace Prima Edicola — coupons, pre-orders, authorization
  • Technical interviews for new hires

Co-founder, Technical Lead - Taptim

Nov 2014 – Dec 2015
  • MVP of the mobile app and admin panel — calendars, geolocation, push notifications

Head of Production - ZMOT OCA Kazakhstan

Apr 2014 – Apr 2015
  • 3 teams of up to 14 people, 8 concurrent client projects
  • Time-to-market cut from 3–4 weeks to 1.5 weeks; 12 new contracts, revenue up 60%

Founder of a web studio - Banana-gun

Nov 2013 – Dec 2015
  • Websites and promo pages for Avon, Kit Kat, Rexona, Volkswagen, Altel and other brands

Front-end Developer - Chocofamily · Lensmark

Sep 2013 – Apr 2014
  • Lensmark marketplace UX — conversion up 25%, sign-ups up 40% in 4 months

Projects

Homebank

language homebank.kz

The largest web and mobile banking app in Kazakhstan. New customer web app on Angular with a custom UI kit.

Sky Bank

language sky.bank

A Ukrainian bank going through digitalization and rebranding. Customer web app built from scratch on Angular.

Magnum

language magnum.kz

Internal B2B platforms for Kazakhstan's largest retail chain — orders, logistics, 300+ locations.

Route4Me

language route4me.com

US route planning and optimization SaaS — web application development and maintenance.

Prima Edicola

language primaedicola.it

Books and magazines marketplace on Magento — coupons, pre-orders and authorization, rebranding and refactoring.

Subaru Kazakhstan

language subaru.kz

Subaru Kazakhstan website on Magento — front-end development and project lead.

League of Gentlemen

language logclubs.kz

Website of the League of Gentlemen clubs — front-end and back-end.