CV - Marc Illien - UX / Frontend Software Engineer

Marc Illien

linkedin.com/in/marcillien

Richard-Wagner-Strasse 12, 8002 Zürich

marc.illien@gmail.com, +41 79 833 79 66

I'm an entrepreneur and former frontend software and UX engineer with a passion for aesthetics, user experience, and user interaction. I am a creative thinker with a strong technical background and 14+ years of industry experience, mostly as a lead frontend architect, user experience specialist, or often as a tech lead or CTO.

Areas of expertise

Frontend software and advanced UX engineering with React, Node.js, and TypeScript. Frontend consulting and technical project management based on lean and agile values, leading community of practices, continuous delivery, and technical leadership.

Fluent in German and English

Experience

AIR-UP - Frontend Software Engineer (Freelance)

Mai 2023 - Dezember 2023

I am in the process of consulting and engineering an E2E automated design system from scratch. This system will enable the seamless updating of global style changes between Figma and the frontend with just a single click.

  • Global Frontend Architecture or Air-Up Systems. (Figma variables, React, NextJS,
  • Development of UI components
  • UI expertise and development for an Admin UI

Tools: Figma, React, NextJS, TypeScript, Storybook, TailwindCSS

AXA - Frontend Software Engineer (Contract)

November 2022 - March 2023

I was designing and developing a web based B2B communication messenger with React and Typescript used on axa.ch

  • Frontend Engineering with React
  • UI expertise and development

Unique - Lead Frontend Software Engineer

July 2021 - November 2022

I was leading the frontend development team for a smart sales intelligence platform (SaaS) from scratch, using NextJS, TypeScript, React, NodeJS, and MongoDB.

  • Lead Frontend
  • Active teaching in modern UX and Frontend Engineering
  • Code reviews





AXA - Frontend Software Engineer (Contract)

April 2020 - May 2021

  • Frontend Engineering for global AXA.ch website with ReactJS
  • Actively improving and activating new stacks and technologies.

Mila AG - Full Stack Engineer (Contract)

July 2019 - March 2020

I was supporting the frontend development of team Mila.com, a platform that connects people who need technical support with people who can help them.

  • Build a new Frontend Platform for customers with React
  • Lead Design Thinking Workshops
  • UX consulting

AXA - Frontend Software Engineer (Contract)

October 2018 - July 2019

Lead concept and development to build a new pattern library for global AXA usage with Web Components and React.

  • WebComponents
  • Lerna
  • React

Siroop - Lead Frontend Software Engineer

August 2016 - August 2018

I lead and taught state of the art frontend and responsive design methodologies for the global marketplace siroop.ch. I pushed the team to build a modern frontend architecture with React and NextJS that followed a design, mobile- and content first strategy.

Areas of expertise:

  • Techlead in Frontend / UX
  • Creator of Siroop Pattern Library and Living Style Guide
  • Leading frontend community of practice
  • Daily code reviews and review of pull requests
  • Performance optimizations and analyzation
  • Quality assurance of frontend components

Namics AG - Senior Frontend Software Engineer

August 2012 - August 2016

I designed and developed websites and applications for big Swiss corporate clients such as ABB, Swisscom, UBS, Migros, Barry Callebaut, and more. Specializing in creating pixel-perfect websites and platforms from scratch, as well as integrating them within enterprise CMS like AEM and SAP Hybris.



endurit GmbH - Web Applications Developer

August 2010 - August 2012

I designed and developed custom made web applications for medium-sized clients in Switzerland. Technology in ASP.net, C# and Kentico CMS/EMS.

Other Activities

Ost.ch - Lecturer for CAS Frontend Engineering

January 2014 - Today

For over 10 years, I have been lecturing frontend fundamentals for the CAS Frontend Engineering, with a particular focus on performance optimization for cutting-edge web applications.

AvoCard - Co-Founder and CTO

January 2017 - November 2022

First attempt as a startup founder and CTO. AvoCard is an Austrian health-tech startup that automates the billing between doctors, clients and insurers on a SaaS platform.

Web-Professionals - Lecturer Javascript

September 2015 - August 2016

Teaching Frontend and Javascript basics and fundamentals.

Education

SBW Neue Medien AG - Eidg. Dipl. Mediamatiker

August 2006 - August 2010

Apprenticeship in Mediamatics. Fundamentals in computer science, programming, marketing with an early focus on web development and software engineering.