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Karel Kutchan
Senior Frontend Engineer
Prague-based Senior Frontend Engineer with more than ten years in web development, currently leading frontend work at BlueGhost.
PROFILE
Senior frontend engineering with increasing product and team ownership.
10+ years
More than ten years building and improving web products.
Lead role
Currently Lead Frontend Engineer at BlueGhost.
Product systems
React and TypeScript product systems, component foundations, accessibility and delivery quality.
Prague
Based in Prague, Czechia.
CORE SKILLS
Tools and practices used in delivery.
Frontend engineering
React 18/19, TypeScript, Next.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, functional React patterns
State and data
TanStack React Query, Zustand, Redux, MobX, URL-synced UI patterns, typed API integration
Validation and forms
Configuration-driven UI, reusable form fields, schema-aware validation, sync and async validation patterns
CSS and UI systems
SCSS/Sass, CSS Modules, styled-components, LESS, specificity and cascade, responsive layouts, design systems, Storybook
CMS and platform integration
WordPress, Kentico CMS, Kontent.ai, Payload CMS, PHP/Twig, monorepo-ready workflow
Quality and tooling
Vitest, Playwright, React Testing Library, Git, PNPM/NPM/Yarn, code reviews, CI/CD practices, AI-assisted development workflows
Accessibility and localization
React Aria hooks, keyboard and screen-reader usability, WCAG-oriented implementation, internationalisation-aware UI, RTL-aware CSS
EXPERIENCE
Experience
Selected frontend roles in reverse chronological order.
Present
Lead Frontend EngineerBlueGhost
Current roleFrontend architecture, delivery standards and engineering quality across product teams.
Frontend EngineerKontent.ai
Accessibility engineering inside the Kontent.ai CMS product itself.
Lead Frontend EngineerTLDR;IT s.r.o.
Led frontend delivery for web and mobile applications in a time-framed role.
Frontend DevelopereMan a.s.
Frontend delivery for energy-sector clients — E.ON, MND, ČEZ and Bohemia Energy.
Frontend DeveloperLMC
Custom responsive frontend work for corporate clients on the jobs.cz ecosystem.
Frontend DeveloperAmp X
Developed the frontend of a distributed-energy product.
Frontend DeveloperSkype.com
Contributed to the accessible and responsive Skype.com web platform.
Frontend CoderFoxconn DRC s.r.o.
Developed responsive interfaces and a BEM-based component foundation.
Frontend CoderMountfield, a.s.
Maintained the main website and delivered supporting marketing and internal interfaces.
Web Administrator, Graphic Designer, and Junior Frontend CoderBitWare CZ s.r.o.
Worked across website administration, visual design and early frontend delivery.
Earlier experience
Sales ManagerAustro-BohemiaCRM/ERP and ICT services.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Representative work across products, platforms and teams.
BlueGhost
Frontend leadership
Leading frontend architecture, delivery practices and technical decisions across product teams.
Kontent.ai
Accessibility refactoring
Improving accessibility and refactoring an established React product with React Aria and custom solutions.
eMan a.s.
Energy customer portals
Developing and modernizing interfaces for energy-sector customer products.
Skype.com
Skype.com web platform
Contributing to an accessible, responsive platform serving more than 400,000 daily users in over 30 countries.
EDUCATION & LANGUAGES
Education
Present
42 Prague
Core student — software engineering fundamentals in C and Python
COPTH
Electrical engineering, telecommunications and computer technologies
Languages
- CzechNative
- EnglishWorking professional
- SwedishBeginner
English · Senior Frontend Engineer
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