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Yerlan Aubakirov
react native developer
Leicester, UK

Yerlan Aubakirov — React Native Developer

I build mobile apps where payments go through, live streams stay up and screens open fast. Right now that is a live-commerce marketplace for a Korean retail group. Before that I spent a few years managing projects and learned to look at a product through the eyes of the person paying for it.

React Native, TypeScript, payments, realtime. Open to new projects in the UK and remote.

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about

I have been writing React Native and TypeScript at SoftSale since 2025. The main product is FBSM Live, an app for Fashion Brand Square, a South Korean retail holding: people watch live streams and buy straight from them. I integrated the EPAY payment gateway, built real-time streaming and chat, then worked on speed: after optimising requests and caching, screens open about 20% faster. In parallel we shipped Qarqyn, a PvP trivia game on the App Store, and an app for the EspressoDay coffee chain.

Yerlan Aubakirov
Leicester, 2026

Before development I spent a few years managing projects: a mobile app for parents of children with autism, the MAMAN FEST exhibition with 130 companies, student hackathons. So I understand how a product looks from the client's side and I am comfortable negotiating deadlines and priorities.

I finished a BSc in Software Engineering at Astana IT University and am now doing an MSc in Advanced Software Engineering at the University of Leicester. I use Claude Code and Cursor every day. Testing ideas fast is normal; shipping something unverified is not.

selected work

01 · 2026 —

EspressoDay

Ordering and loyalty app for EspressoDay, a chain of 130 coffee shops in Kazakhstan: menu, order ahead, bonuses and a loyalty card in one place. On the App Store.

what I did

  • Built internal modules of the app in React Native and TypeScript.
  • Contributed to an architecture that lets new locations be added without rebuilding the product.
  • Code review and bug fixing before every release.

react native developer · SoftSale

React Native · TypeScript · Loyalty

experience

May 2025 — now

now

Astana, Kazakhstan · Remote

React Native Developer at SoftSale

  • FBSM Live, a live-commerce marketplace for Fashion Brand Square (South Korea): EPAY payments for 5,000+ users, live streaming and chat (+30% engagement), API optimisation and caching (−20% load time).
  • Qarqyn, a PvP trivia game on the App Store: opponent matching, duels on synchronised questions, rating and ranks, match history.
  • EspressoDay, an ordering and loyalty app for 130 coffee shops: internal modules, scalable architecture, code review and bug fixing before release.
  • Agile team on GitHub: feature branches, pull requests, code review.

before that

stack & education

languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python, SQL, C++
frontend & mobile
React, React Native, Next.js, HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Responsive Design
backend & api
Node.js, REST API, WebSocket, Real-Time Streaming, Payment Gateway Integration
databases
MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL (basic)
tools
Git, GitHub, Pull Requests, Code Review, Agile / Scrum, Unit Testing, Vite, Vercel, Firebase, AWS, Linux, DataGrip, Jupyter
ai tools
Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Rapid Prototyping
spoken
English (professional), Russian, Kazakh

education

  • MSc Advanced Software Engineering

    University of Leicester · 2026–2027

  • BSc Software Engineering

    Astana IT University · 2022–2025

certifications

  • Commercial Software Development — JavaScript · Itransition Group · 2026
  • Front-End Development · EPAM Systems · 2023–2024
  • AWS Academy Graduate: Cloud Foundations · AWS · 2024
  • Cisco Networking Essentials · Cisco · 2023
  • Cisco Linux Essentials · Cisco · 2023

contact

If you have a React Native or frontend task, drop me a line. I reply the same day.