Open to new roles and side projects

Dino
Kliček

Role
Lead Frontend Developer
Stack
Angular · TypeScript · Nx · Signals · Java / Quarkus · MS SQL Server
Based in
Lepoglava, Croatia · CET/CEST
Open to
New roles, remote or hybrid in Croatia · Side projects for clients
Portrait of Dino Kliček
years building web apps
6+
years leading a frontend team
4+
npm downloads last year
29k+
open-source Angular libraries
5

01

Selected work

  1. 01

    ngx-libs-workspaceon GitHub

    Angular · Signal Forms · Nx

    Five Angular form controls on the Signal Forms API, published to npm from one Nx monorepo with CI, coverage and CodeQL. They need only Angular, and you style them with CSS custom properties.

  2. 02

    ng-nx-scaffolderon GitHub

    Kotlin · IntelliJ Platform

    IntelliJ and WebStorm plugin that generates Angular and Nx libraries with standalone components, inject() and signalStore set up.

  3. 03

    hep-bez-strujeon GitHub

    React · TypeScript · Vite

    Chrome extension that shows which areas in Croatia have a planned power outage, scraped from the HEP site.

  4. 04

    nx-fire-hub

    Angular 21 · Nx · Supabase · PrimeNG · Tailwind

    Multi-tenant platform for volunteer fire departments: server-rendered public websites and an admin app. I am building it for my own department and the city fire association.

    Private repo, in progress

02

Experience

  1. 2022–now

    Lead Frontend Developer

    Emil Frey Digital · Varaždin, Croatia

    • Lead the frontend of a B2B and B2C sales platform for 12 car brands in 10 countries, including Stellantis and JLR.
    • Own the architecture, planning, releases and maintenance of the application.
    • Write technical specs, build new features and present them to the business and the team.
    • Mentor frontend developers and work with QA and the project team.
    • Also work on the backend in Java, Quarkus and MS SQL Server: REST endpoints, Handlebars templates for documents and emails, Azure services, Helm and ArgoCD release config.
  2. 2020–22

    Full-Stack Developer

    Emil Frey IT Solutions AG · Zürich, Switzerland

    • Built Angular single-page apps for internal B2B tools.
    • Designed and built REST APIs.
    • Wrote Oracle PL/SQL packages, tables and views.

03

Side projects for clients

I take on side projects for clients. Send me your idea and a rough timeline, and I will tell you if I can help.

  • Websites and landing pagesAstro · Tailwind
  • Angular web apps6+ years in production
  • Browser extensionsChrome Web Store
  • Garmin watch facesConnect IQ · Monkey C
Email me about a project

04

Skills

Frontend
Angular, TypeScript, RxJS, NgRx, Signals / Signal Forms, HTML, CSS, Tailwind
Testing
Jest, Vitest, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit 5, WireMock
Backend
Java (Quarkus), MS SQL Server, Oracle PL/SQL, Supabase, REST APIs, JSON:API
DevOps
Azure (Service Bus, Blob Storage, Key Vault), Azure DevOps, Helm, ArgoCD (GitOps), TeamCity, GitHub Actions, Cloudflare
Tooling
Nx, Git, Swagger, Postman
Collaboration
Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, Agile / Scrum

05

Education and papers

Education

  1. M.Sc. Informatics

    2017–2019

    Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin, summa cum laude

  2. B.Sc. Computer Science

    2014–2017

    Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin, magna cum laude

Honors

  • Summa cum laude (M.Sc.) & Magna cum laude (B.Sc.), FOI, Varaždin.
  • Dean's Award, best academic performance, 2018/2019.
  • Firefighter of the Year 2019, VFD Lepoglava.

Publications

  1. 2020

    Game Theory in Solving Conflicts on Local Government Level

    Croatian Operational Research Review. With N. Žajdela Hrustek and N. Perši.

  2. 2021

    Software Application for Solving Game Theory Problems

    Int. Journal of Intelligent Defence Support Systems. With N. Žajdela Hrustek and N. Perši.

Languages

Croatian native·English C1·German A2

06

Off the clock

Volunteer firefighter

VFD Lepoglava · since 2002

I have been a volunteer firefighter with VFD Lepoglava since 2002, now as a First Class Fire Officer. The department named me Firefighter of the Year in 2019.

I am building nx-fire-hub for my own department and the city fire association. It will run their public websites.

Watch faces

Four Garmin Connect IQ watch faces written in Monkey C. They are ready, and I am preparing the store listings.

  • Noir Aurum watch face

    Noir Aurum

  • Azimuth watch face

    Azimuth

  • Console watch face

    Console

  • Croata watch face

    Croata