Daniel White
Software Engineer
Derby, UK
Portfolio: https://www.danielwhite.uk
Contact: daniel.belyi@outlook.com
Availability: Open to software engineering roles

RECRUITER SUMMARY
Daniel White is a software engineer with 3+ years of experience shipping production systems across frontend and backend. Strong in TypeScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, REST APIs, and maintainable architecture, with a track record of improving performance, conversion, reliability, and operational workflows.

BEST-FIT ROLES
- Software Engineer
- Product Engineer
- Frontend-leaning Full-stack Engineer
- TypeScript Engineer
- Internal Tools Engineer
- Product Systems Engineer

TOP STRENGTHS
- Frontend-leaning full-stack product engineering
- Performance optimisation
- Revenue-critical pricing and quotation flows
- Internal tools and operational systems
- TypeScript / Node.js / React delivery

COMMERCIAL IMPACT
- Improved page performance by roughly 35% during a major platform rebuild
- Helped deliver a quotation flow contributing to roughly 60% sales growth
- Built controlled promotional functionality that drove over 2,000 customer sign-ups
- Improved reporting reliability and workflow efficiency through admin systems and APIs

CURRENT STACK
Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, HTML, CSS
Frontend: React, Next.js, UI architecture
Backend: Node.js, Express, REST APIs, Authentication, Server-side validation
Data: SQL, Relational data modelling
Tools: Git, Postman, CI/CD, Jira
Concepts: Software architecture, Distributed systems, Performance optimisation, Secure system design

WHY SHORTLIST
- Can improve real product flows, not just presentation layers
- Comfortable shipping across frontend and backend boundaries
- Thinks in outcomes, maintainability, and operational reliability
- Good fit for teams that need pragmatic execution, product ownership, and measurable delivery

QUICK SCREENING QUESTIONS
- Examples of technical decision-making under product or delivery pressure
- Preferred ownership scope and team environment
- Where this candidate adds the most leverage: product systems, performance work, or frontend-leaning full-stack delivery