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Lorena Tacal

Lorena Tacal

London

Summary

Driven Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience specialising in React, Redux, TypeScript, and front-end architecture. Proven ability to lead, mentor, and train teams, having served as the sole front-end developer for four teams while driving best practices and modernising development workflows. Adept at building scalable, high-performance applications, optimising processes, and developing internal tools to enhance operational efficiency.

Experienced in remote collaboration, effectively working across distributed teams and time zones. Strong problem-solving skills, having played a key role in streamlining cheque processing workflows and dispute handling systems in a high-pressure financial environment. Passionate about knowledge sharing, regularly conducting presentations and workshops to upskill teams.

Proficient in Jest, React Testing Library (RTL), and Playwright, ensuring high-quality, well-tested software. Seeking a fully remote opportunity to contribute expertise to a forward-thinking, globally distributed engineering team.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Software engineer

Starling Bank
London, UK
10.2019 - Current
  • Led front-end development for four teams, enhancing user-facing applications

• Mentored and trained colleagues in adopting React, Redux, and TypeScript, fostering best practices and improving overall front-end expertise within the teams.

• Regularly conducted presentations and knowledge-sharing sessions on front-end technologies, best practices, and internal tools to upskill the team.

• Developed internal front-end tools to migrate Swift services in-house, streamlining operations and increasing efficiency.

• Strengthened cheque processing workflows during the pandemic, ensuring seamless operations at a critical time when the bank was among the few processing cheques at scale.

• Led the implementation of dispute handling processes, improving the efficiency and reliability of financial dispute resolution.

• 6 years of experience with React and Redux; over a year of expertise with TypeScript, Redux Toolkit, and RTK Query.

• Strong testing skills, proficient in Jest, React Testing Library (RTL), and Playwright, ensuring high-quality, reliable software.

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Education

Software Developer Level 4 - Advanced programming concepts needed to design, develop, test, and maintain software applications

Institute for Apprenticeships&Technical Education
London
10.2019 - 03.2021

Master of Science - Sport

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
Cluj-Napoca
10.2010 - 06.2012

Bachelor of Science -

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
10.2006 - 06.2009

Skills

    Technical Skills

    Front-End Development: React, Redux, TypeScript, JavaScript, Redux Toolkit, RTK Query

    State Management: Redux, Redux Toolkit

    Testing & Quality Assurance: Jest, React Testing Library (RTL), Playwright

    UI/UX & Performance Optimization: Building efficient, scalable, and user-friendly front-end applications

    Software Development Best Practices: Code quality, maintainability, and scalability

    Tooling & Automation: Internal front-end tools development


    Soft Skills & Leadership

    Mentorship & Training: Guided and trained team members in React, Redux, and TypeScript

    Knowledge Sharing: Conducted presentations and workshops to improve team expertise

    Collaboration & Communication: Worked cross-functionally with multiple teams to enhance processes

    Problem-Solving: Improved cheque processing workflows and dispute handling processes under high-pressure conditions

Affiliations

  • Dancing, singing, nature walks, reading

Languages

English
Fluent
Romanian
Native
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Software engineer

Starling Bank
10.2019 - Current

Software Developer Level 4 - Advanced programming concepts needed to design, develop, test, and maintain software applications

Institute for Apprenticeships&Technical Education
10.2019 - 03.2021

Master of Science - Sport

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
10.2010 - 06.2012

Bachelor of Science -

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
10.2006 - 06.2009
Lorena Tacal