Nikolas Psaroudakis

Nikolas
Psaroudakis

Senior front-end engineer with 8 years in JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js, React and Next.js, on top of a decade building real-time graphics and interactive installations in C++ and OpenGL.

Athens, GR - remote

Experience

  • May 2023 - present

    Senior Front-End Engineer

    Allwyn Lottery Solutions, Remote
    Front-end for the back-office systems behind Allwyn's lottery operations, across three applications. Both Next.js Pages and App Router, server components, cache components and prefetching.
    TypeScriptNext.jsVitestStorybook

  • Jul 2021 - Apr 2023

    Senior Front-End Developer

    Rokoko, Remote
    Front-end on Rokoko Video, the browser tool that turns footage into motion-capture data, trimming client-side in Wasm. Also built Rokoko Care, a physiotherapy webapp.
    TypeScriptReactNext.jsCanvas APIThree.js

  • May 2020 - Jun 2021

    Senior Front-End Engineer

    LearnWorlds, Remote
    Authoring Tools team on the LearnWorlds site builder. Built the JSON-schema-driven form builder, plus animated progress widgets.
    Vue.jsVuexSVG AnimationsWebpack

  • Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

    Senior Front-End Engineer

    Goodfellas, Athens, GR
    Freelance front-end across 5 client projects. Built the CallistaCrafts.com interface from scratch. No framework, no UI components kit.
    Vanilla JSThree.jsCSS AnimationsWebpack

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2019

    Senior Front-End Engineer

    11888 giaola, Athens, GR
    Led the Grunt to Webpack migration, introduced Storybook and built the Giaola UI Components kit from scratch on atomic design principles. Sole front-end on 5 new verticals.
    Vue.jsVuexStorybookXStateWebpack

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

    Founder & Technical Director

    BlockLicense, Athens, GR
    Founded a startup in Eurobank's EGG incubator: licensing terms embedded in the media asset via Adobe XMP. Built the MVP solo in 2 months, using Solidity contracts and a Vue.js based Chrome extension.
    SolidityVue.jsVuexSCSSWebpack

Skills

Languages
HTMLCSSTypeScript
Frameworks
ReactNext.jsVue.jsNuxt
State & Data
JotaiZustandReduxVuexXStateTanStack Query
Testing & Docs
VitestStorybook
Tooling
WebpackVite
Web Graphics
Canvas APIWebGLThree.jsp5.js
Animation
CSS AnimationsSVG AnimationsWAAPI
Native Graphics
C++OpenGLopenFrameworksCinder

Earlier Experience

  • Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

    Creative Coder - The Office for Experimental Media, Athens, GR

  • May 2015 - May 2016

    IT Support - JNL+ Advertising, Athens, GR

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2014

    Artist in Residence - SUBNET, Salzburg, AT

  • Oct 2012 - Jan 2013

    Adjunct Lecturer, Physical Computing - FH Salzburg, Salzburg, AT

  • Dec 2011 - Aug 2013

    Researcher, Multimedia Technology - FH Salzburg, Salzburg, AT

  • Jul 2011 - Nov 2011

    Creative Coding Freelancer - Pentagram, NYC, USA

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

    Creative Coding Intern - Potion Design, NYC, USA

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

    Creative Technologist Freelancer - Self Employed, Athens, GR

Education

  • May 2011

    MPS, Interactive Telecommunications - Tisch, NYU, USA

  • Jun 2001

    MSc. by Research, Physics - SPS, University of Kent, UK

  • Jun 1999

    BSc., Physics with Optoelectronics - SPS, University of Kent, UK

Selected Recognition

  • 2013

    Tech Reviewer, K. Rijnieks, “Cinder - Begin Creative Coding”, Packt

  • 2013

    Honorary Mention, Salzburger Landespreis für Medienkunst

  • 2012

    Communication Arts Annual, Interactive - with Potion

  • 2011

    Annual Design Review, Interactives, I.D. Magazine - with Potion

  • 2010

    George E. Athans Scholar, NYU

  • 2009 - 2011

    Works displayed at the ITP Winter Show, Come Out & Play Festival, 3rd Ward and the Vimeo World popup gallery, NYC