STEFAN BINDER
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Highly versatile Senior Full Stack Engineer focused on defining future-proof systems, with a recent high focus on Frontend development. I drive high-performing teams by balancing deep technical ownership with guidance on best practices and modular code structure. A curious all-rounder committed to continuous learning and platform excellence.
Work Experience
Chapter Lead & Senior Frontend Engineer
12/2021 – Today@XXXLDigital
- Defined the strategic direction for the frontend architecture, including implementing Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and NX mono repository principles.
- Drove platform reliability and efficiency by managing DevOps tasks, including Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, Istio, Cloudflare configuration, and leveraging Dynatrace for observability.
- Founded and Initiated the Kosmos Design System team, responsible for defining requirements and the technical direction for the framework-agnostic component library.
- Mentored developers and fostered continuous improvement by conducting regular 1:1s and identifying growth opportunities within the team.
Senior Frontend Engineer
10/2019 – 11/2021@XXXLDigital
- Led key e-commerce feature implementations as the Technical Project Lead for the Timendo consultancy reservation tool, the Transporter reservation tool, and the new Order Status implementation.
- Partnered with Product Owners and stakeholders to engineer technical requirements and collaboratively plan project roadmaps.
- Enhanced the e-commerce setup through customization and development across the Frontend, BFF, and Hydra Design System.
Owner & Full Stack Engineer
07/2015 – 09/2019@SpirIT e.U.
- Managed all facets of business operations, including customer acquisition, tax & accounting, and financial management.
- Delivered full-lifecycle project execution, transitioning projects from requirement analysis over agile programming to maintenance.
- Architected and Developed the Wooter e-commerce platform (React Frontend) for ordering sport apparel and managing sports leagues.
- Launched and Maintained the project myStudentjob, a student job platform implemented with AngularJS and Laravel.
Web Developer
09/2012 – 05/2015@Gentics Software GmbH
- Directed Intranet development projects, serving as the Project Manager for Erste Bank's implementation.
- Customized and Enhanced Gentics products, including ECMS Content.Node, Java Web Portal.Node, and the JS wysiwyg Editor Aloha.
- Developed a Content-Importer into ECMS via a NodeJS application and a Social Media Wall PHP application.
HELPDESK REPRESENTATIVE
08/2011 - 11/2011CSC AUSTRIA GMBH (WWW.CSC.COM)
- Abteilung: MSS Managed Services Sector
- Helpdesk Representative, 1st & 2nd Level Support
- Network & Server Administration
SACHBEARBEITER
05/2008 - 07/2011RAIFFEISEN DATEN SERVICE CENTER (WWW.RSC.AT)
- Department: Cash Management Support & Infodienste Maintainance of Cash-Management accounts, cashpooling (arrangements, change of condition, deletions), diverse statisticreports and compensation of charges. Customer correspondence for Western Union
Personal Projects
Tatiland
www.tatiland.storeAn e-commerce platform for selling bilingual children's books, featuring a web storefront (Next.js) and a React Native mobile app. Books are generated from a single story source in multiple language combinations (EN/ES/DE) and come with QR code-based audio read-aloud functionality. Built with Shopify for commerce, Firebase for auth & push notifications, and Cloudflare for CDN.
Typingcompetition
A real-time online typing competition platform built as a full NX mono repo with micro-services communicating via gRPC. Features include live typing races, user profiles with analytics, a heatmap visualizer for keystrokes, a chat module, and detailed typing statistics. The BFF layer connects a React frontend to multiple backend services backed by MongoDB and Docker.
Baby Tracker
A Progressive Web App (PWA) for tracking baby sleep and daily care events, designed for multi-user sharing between parents and caregivers. Features include night sleep & nap tracking with awakening logs, a live dashboard with daily/weekly insights, care event logging (diapering, breastfeeding, bottle feeds, solids), role-based membership sharing per baby profile, and Playwright-covered E2E tests.
Education
Bachelor Of Science in Engineering (BSc)
Höhere Lehranstalt für Berufstätige
Fachschule für EDV
Skills
Software Architecture
Programming Languages
Frameworks & Libraries
API & Backend
Platform & DevOps
Databases
CMS
Tooling
Testing
Design Tooling
Languages
Voluntary Service
- •Freiwillige Feuerwehr (Fire Brigade)
- •TedX León Volunteer 2018/2019
- •Toastmaster Member 2021