Izzat Jamal 👋
Let's Build Something Together
Senior Frontend Engineer
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Senior Frontend Engineer at Xsolla with 2+ years of experience building scalable, high-impact web systems using React and TypeScript. Technical owner of a company-wide design system used across multiple products, enabling faster delivery of consistent and accessible user experiences. Experienced in platform-level frontend development, CMS-driven content systems, third-party integrations, and performance optimization. Comfortable working across frontend and backend boundaries and collaborating closely with product, design, and marketing stakeholders. Actively mentors engineers and teaches frontend fundamentals through Xsolla School.
Skills
Frontend & UI
Frameworks, languages, styling, and scalable UI architecture.
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- JavaScript (ES6+)
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Styled Components
- Framer Motion
- CSS Architecture
- Redux
- Axios
- Module Federation
- Webpack
- Micro-frontend Architecture
- Design Systems
- Component Libraries
Backend, APIs & data
Services, integrations, and persistence across SQL and document stores.
- Node.js
- Express
- REST API
- Strapi
- Symfony
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- MongoDB
- SQL
- Python
- Go
- Third-party Integrations
- Analytics Integration
Platform & delivery
Containers, CI/CD, hosting, and performance-focused shipping.
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GitLab CI/CD
- Vercel
- Cloudflare
- Netlify
- Performance Optimization
Collaboration & growth
How I work with teams and support other engineers.
- Git
- Jira
- Mentoring & Technical Teaching
Work
Senior Frontend Engineer work across the publisher account platform, company-wide design system (xsolla-ui-toolkit), micro-frontend architecture, and a custom Strapi CMS—shipping consistent, accessible UI for marketing and platform teams.
Overview
Technical owner of Xsolla’s company-wide design system and contributor to publisher account initiatives—from reusable primitives and theming to CMS-driven content and third-party analytics integrations.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical owner of Xsolla’s new company-wide design system (xsolla-ui-toolkit), building scalable primitive components used across web and mobile applications
- Designed frontend system architecture for reusable UI primitives, theming, and shared component APIs to support consistent adoption across teams
- Led architectural decisions involving Webpack, Module Federation, and shared libraries to enable scalable micro-frontend development
- Built systems that enable rapid shipping of marketing and platform features through reusable components and CMS-driven content patterns
- Contributed to a new platform initiative expanding publisher account types to include influencers, business accounts, and community-focused profiles
- Developed frontend features supporting onboarding flows, conversion paths, and shared account infrastructure
- Designed and implemented a custom CMS using Strapi, including data modeling, authentication, REST APIs, and containerized deployment
- Integrated third-party analytics and scoring services, ensuring reliable data flow, validation, and error handling
- Improved performance and reliability of shared layouts and components through memoization, code splitting, and optimized data fetching
- Collaborated closely with design, product, and marketing stakeholders to deliver high-quality, user-facing web experiences
- Lecturer and mentor in Xsolla School, teaching CSS from fundamentals to advanced concepts and mentoring engineers throughout a 4-month project-based program
Tech Stack & Tools
- Frontend: React, TypeScript, design systems, Module Federation, Webpack, Tailwind CSS, Styled Components
- Platform & CMS: Strapi, Node.js, REST APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD
- Integrations: Third-party analytics, scoring services, validation and error handling
