Michal

5.0

(7 reviews)

US$19.00

For every 15 mins

Sessions/Jobs

ABOUT ME

Frontend javascript developer turning ideas into code everyday

I’m a self-taught software engineer who is passionate about open source and developer tooling. I’m an expert in full-stack web development, international conference speaker, and core committer to WordPress. In my spare time you’ll find me reading or surfing!

German, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, English

Lisbon (+00:00)

Joined December 2018

EXPERTISE

JavaScript

10 years experience | 3 endorsements

I have been working with JS since well before ES6 was even on the horizon :) • Built platforms with react on the frontend and node on th...

I have been working with JS since well before ES6 was even on the horizon :) • Built platforms with react on the frontend and node on the backend for Uberchord Engineering and envisioning.io. • Contributed to open source JS projects like GatsbyJS. • Created desktop applications with Electronjs: https://hypermark.app • Spoken at meetups in Lima, Peru about state management in JS with MobX

Electron.js Es6 React Redux Meteor MobX

Python

9 years experience

• Built an internal testing framework for https://gxp-brain.com/ • Built backend services with Django and flask • Created some open sourc...

• Built an internal testing framework for https://gxp-brain.com/ • Built backend services with Django and flask • Created some open source packages like: https://github.com/michalczaplinski/pitchfork

RESTful API Django Flask

RESTful API Django Flask Web Scraping

Front-End

10 years experience | 2 endorsements

React

8 years experience | 1 endorsement

Node.js

10 years experience

Express.js Mongoose RxJS

Vue.js

2 years experience

HTML/CSS

6 years experience

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0

(7 reviews)

Chris Thompkins

March 2019

Michal is great to work with. He always takes the time to understand the task at hand before going forward. What's most important is he always takes the time to make sure I understand what he is doing as he is solving a problem. He has been really helpful in helping me learn React. I definitely recommend hiring him as a code mentor.

Rosh P

March 2019

Thanks again

Rosh P

March 2019

Thanks again

julie

March 2019

Michal was great to work with. He took his time before the session to make sure he fully understood the request, and did the necessary setup. During the session was able to watch him code as he explained what he was doing. He made sure the solution was working well before signing off. Would definitely use him again.

Scott Cardwell

March 2019

Michal was excellent at solving our javascript issue, very friendly, courteous and got the job done. 10/10 would recommend.

SOCIAL PRESENCE

GitHub

pitchfork

:notes: Unofficial python API for pitchfork.com reviews.

Python

awesome-concurrent-react

💫 A curated list of resources about the upcoming Concurrent React mode

Stack Overflow

1342 Reputation

EMPLOYMENTS

CEO & Founder

Motmotalk

2025-05-01-Present

I built an AI-native language learning application that helps you learn English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, or Polish.

PostgreSQL

TypeScript

React

PostgreSQL

TypeScript

React

JavaScript

React Native

Supabase

Senior Software Engineer

Automattic

2021-09-01-2025-04-01

• Developed features of the WordPress block editor

• Contributed to development of the Interactivity API

• Spoke at intern...

• Developed features of the WordPress block editor

• Contributed to development of the Interactivity API

• Spoke at international conferences

• Became a WordPress Core committer

PHP

Node.js

React

PHP

Node.js

React

JavaScript

Software architecture

Senior Software Engineer

Frontity

2019-12-01-2021-09-01

Co-developed the Frontity Framework until acquisition by Automattic growing it from 0 to becoming the most widely used JS framework fo...

Co-developed the Frontity Framework until acquisition by Automattic growing it from 0 to becoming the most widely used JS framework for WordPress with 2.5k github stars.

Node.js

TypeScript

React

Node.js

TypeScript

React

JavaScript

Webpack

Redux

PROJECTS

HypermarkView Project

2019

A WYSIWG note taking application with instant search and an innovative user interface.

React

Electron.js

React

Electron.js

MotmotalkView Project

2025

An AI-powered language learning app focused on fluid conversational skills

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

React Native

Expo

LLM