Ivan Kalinichenko – Senior Frontend Engineer

const developer = {
  name: "Ivan Kalinichenko",
  role: "Senior Frontend Engineer",
  focus: ["side projects", "AI experiments", "developer tools"],
  experience: "10+ years",
  stack: ["React", "TypeScript", "Node.js"],
  learning: "in public"
};

Here I share side projects, AI experiments, and things I'm figuring out along the way. Want to chat? Drop me a line at:

ivan@kalinichenko.dev

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01 — About

Engineering with purpose

Currently building frontend for a large-scale self-hosted product with React and TypeScript. Beyond writing code, I review MRs, mentor frontend developers, run technical interviews, and onboard new engineers.

10+ years in the industry — from jQuery and Angular.js to modern component architectures. That journey shaped how I think about maintainable systems and team productivity.

Based in Batumi, Georgia. Working with international remote teams.

02 — Expertise

Frontend

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsVue.js

Backend

Node.jsNestJSGraphQLREST APIs

Infrastructure

CI/CDDockerTestingPerformance

Leadership

MentoringCode ReviewHiringOnboarding

03 — Experience

Work history

Apliteni OÜ2020 — Present

Senior Frontend Engineer

AG.digital2020

Senior Full-stack Developer

ConstLab, LLC2014 — 2020

Full-stack Developer

BSGroup2010 — 2014

Full-stack Developer

04 — Projects

Side projects & experiments

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AI Digest

Automated daily tech news digest powered by Claude Code + MCP. Collects RSS feeds and GitHub releases, deduplicates, and summarizes into a personalized Markdown digest.

TypeScriptaiclimcp

1 star

Obsidian Budget Planner Plugin

A minimalist budget planning tool for Obsidian. Create, track, and manage budgets using markdown code blocks directly in your notes.

TypeScriptbudget-plannerbudget-planningobsidian-plugin

10 stars

VaultMD

Headless markdown-vault data layer for Bun — CRUD over .md notes with a derived SQLite index for collection queries, backlinks, and keyword search.

TypeScriptbacklinksbunfull-text-search

Telegram Agent Kit

Runtime-agnostic ESM library that wires LLM agents to Telegram — zero core dependencies. Markdown→HTML rendering, live draft streaming, and a turn-loop bridge over injectable Bot API interfaces.

TypeScriptbot-apillmtelegram

05 — Writing