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Philip Bruér

Principal Product Engineer · Full-Stack · React & TypeScript
Sweden · Malmö · CET

Summary

Principal Product Engineer with 20+ years of experience

Philip is an expert in React, TypeScript, and full-stack development with deep experience in architecture, CI/CD, API design, and UI/UX. He bridges the gap between elegant interfaces and scalable backend systems, from creating design systems that ensure visual and functional consistency across products, helping teams move faster and reducing rework, to architecting APIs and DevOps pipelines that enable rapid, reliable growth

He has a strong track record of delivering products that are intuitive, visually pleasing, and built for scale, and excels at turning concepts into production-ready solutions. Philip is also passionate about Developer Experience, driving improvements in workflows, automation, and documentation to help teams ship faster and with higher confidence.

Philip is a natural leader, outgoing, communicative, and strongly believes that team spirit is the key to success. With a curiosity for new knowledge and a willingness to challenge the status quo when necessary, he always strives to stay ahead of the curve and at the forefront of technological advancements.

Technical Proficiencies

Here are some of the technologies I've worked with over the last years. I'm always eager to learn new things and expand my skill set, so this list is constantly growing and evolving.

React & Frontend Development

Tanstack Start
Next.js
Server Components
Hooks
Context
Suspense
SSR
Hydration
Remix
React Router
Zustand
Jotai
MobX
Redux Toolkit
Redux Saga
Redux
React Query
URQL
Apollo Client
React Hook Form
Internationalization
zod
Schema Validation
Error Handling
Code-Splitting
Persisting data
Session/Local Storage
Cookies
Performance Optimization
Virtualization
Lazy loading
MDX
Tiptap
Resend
Stripe
WebGL
Three.js

UI/UX Design & Accessibility

Pixel Perfect
HTML Semantics
Semantics CSS
Responsive Design
Web accessibility
ARIA
WCAG
Design System
Design Tokens
Modern CSS Techniques
CSS Variables
Scalable themes
Light/Dark Mode
tailwind
UnoCSS
Panda CSS
emotion
styled-components
CSS Modules
SASS/SCSS
Framer Motion
React Spring
Responsive Design
shadcn
React Aria
Radix UI
Ark UI
Chakra UI
Material UI
Joy UI
Fluent UI
Ant Design
Custom Enterprise UI
BEM
Storybook
Figma

API, Data & Platforms

REST
GraphQL
Schema Design
Express
hono
TRCP
Fastify
WebSockets
Socket.io
Server side events (SSE)
MongoDB
postgres
Prisma
Drizzle
C#
.NET
Entity Framework
Microsoft SQL Server
swagger
Java

Runtime, Build & Optimization

Node
Bun
Deno
Electron
Android
vite
Webpack
babel
Monorepo
Module Federation
Microfrontends
Workspaces
Turborepo
eslint
biomes
husky
prettier
commitlint
npm
yarn
pnpm
Semantic Versioning
SEO
Lighthouse
Web Vitals

Authentication & Security

OAuth 2.0
SSO
OIDC
JWT
Auth0
Clerk
NextAuth
Active Directory (AD)
MSAL

DevOps & Infrastructure

CI/CD
CDN
AWS
GCP
Azure
Cloudflare
Supabase
Netlify
Vercel
Nginx
Docker
Cloud Build
Kubernetes
Git Tags
Github
Bitbucket
Azure Dev Ops
CircleCI

Testing & Logging

Playwright
Cypress
Jest
React Testing Library
Google Analytics
Sentry
Selenium
Kibana

Project Management & Tools

Teams
Linear
Slack
Jira
Confluence
Discord
Notion
Trello
ClickUp
Excalidraw
Miro
Scrum
Kanban

Tech Journey

Lead Frontend Engineer

FlatFrog Laboratories
 {Consultant}

Lund, Sweden

April 2024 - Present

Led the frontend development of a React-agnostic collaborative whiteboard platform, encompassing a full-scale cloud SaaS web application, an Electron desktop app, and an Android-based touch-screen device with real-time collaboration capabilities. Implemented offline-first support on the client using IndexedDB, with the solution hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Oversaw frontend delivery, including CI/CD pipelines, deployments, code quality improvements, and the implementation of best practices.

TypeScript
React
Android
Electron
Redux (RTK)
Radix UI
tailwind
IndexedDB
express
REST
Playwright
Docker
CI/CD
GCP
Figma

Lead Product Engineer

Region Skåne/SDV
 {Consultant}

Lund, Sweden

Jun 2023 - Apr 2024

During my engagement with Region Skåne, I architected and built a complete permission management solution from the ground up as part of Skånes Digitala Vårdsystem (SDV), one of Sweden’s largest digital healthcare initiatives. My work focused on permission integration, delivering a secure access to patient data for medical staff, while empowering administrators to efficiently manage access rights through a modern, intuitive interface.

As lead engineer, I drove all aspects of frontend development, from technical design and implementation to DevOps and CI/CD pipeline management in Azure. I also defined and managed RESTful API and schema design to ensure secure, efficient data interoperability across SDV’s centralized platform for medical records, permissions, and prescription management. My leadership extended to UX and design, delivering an intuitive and user-friendly interface that established a strong foundation for usability and effectiveness from day one.

TypeScript
React
Radix UI
shadcn
tailwind
zustand
React Query
zod
Cypress
REST
Docker
CI/CD
Azure
Figma

Principal Frontend Product Engineer

Region Skåne
 {Consultant}

Lund, Sweden

Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

Rescued the project from a failing state, facing an extremely short deadline of three months. I transformed it from nearly non-existent to a complete and fully operational product. It became so successful that Region Skåne began discussions about selling it to other regions in Sweden.

Developed the frontend and designed the REST API schemas for Signe, an integrated reporting tool for healthcare providers at Region Skåne, within a small, highly autonomous team. This structure placed significant responsibility on each of us, demanding a high level of initiative and collaboration. In addition to designing a user-friendly interface for efficient user management and streamlined reporting processes, I implemented user management functionalities and integrated Active Directory for seamless authentication and secure access control. I also took charge of all frontend DevOps, including CI/CD processes, ensuring a smooth and efficient deployment pipeline.

TypeScript
React
Joy UI
zustand
React Query
zod
Jest
Vite
REST
CI/CD
Azure

Senior Frontend Engineer

Axis Communications
 {Full-time}

Lund, Sweden

Mar 2021 - Mar 2023

Rejoined the same team as back in 2020 where we were creating a SaaS service for centralizing all AXIS IoT-devices in a complex UI with WebSocket, MQTT.

During my second term. I focused of the broader scope within the AXIS Organization, pushing change for collaboration between all UX and frontend developers. Bring my knowledge trying to get the company to embrace a centralized design, tech-stack. Also focused a lot on knowledge spreading and created forums for all UX and frontend devs.

I led the push for a unified design and tech stack across the organization to make our development work more cohesive and efficient. I also focused on spreading knowledge by setting up forums and spaces where UX and frontend developers could easily share ideas and learn from each other.

TypeScript
React
Apollo GraphQL
zustand
Turborepo
next.js
Cypress
Jest
Sentry
Google Analytics
CI/CD
AWS
Fluent UI
styled-components
Storybook
Figma

Senior Frontend Engineer

Hero Gaming
 {Full-time}

Malmö, Sweden

Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

Integrated new iGaming products and together with an architecture capable of world class SEO performance and integrations with vast array of known payment providers.

TypeScript
React
Redux
URQL
REST
SSR
SEO
CircleCI
AWS
Figma

Frontend Product Engineer

Axis Communications
 {Consultant}

Lund, Sweden

Nov 2019 - Sep 2020

Started as a consultant, later joined the same team and company as a employee. Joined the team when the project only consisted of a few sketches on a drawing board. Coding frontend architect of a advanced greenfield SaaS product of thousands of IoT network speakers - think Sonos for enterprise. Working in cross functional agile team. Working closely together with backend team creating GraphQL schema. Hosting everything on AWS. Responsible for the design and UX. Working in a agile cross-functional team with complete ownership of the product.

TypeScript
React
Apollo GraphQL
Redux
vite
Cypress
Jest
CI/CD
AWS
Material UI
styled-components
Figma

Lead Frontend Engineer

Visma Draftit
 {Consultant}

Malmö, Sweden

Jun 2018 - Nov 2019

Started as a full-stack developer in an agile, cross-functional team, working on a monolithic C#/.NET codebase for their CMS platform supporting SaaS products.

I was given full ownership of the frontend rewrite, leading the migration to a modern headless architecture using React and TypeScript. I was responsible for all architectural decisions and played a key role in designing REST API schemas. I architected and delivered a comprehensive design system based on atomic design principles, building the company’s unique, pixel-perfect component library from the ground up and ensuring full accessibility throughout.

TypeScript
React
Node
REST
Azure
React Testing lib
Babel
Webpack
emotion
Storybook
C#/.NET
EPiServer CMS

Entrepreneurial Fullstack Developer

Self-employed
 {Full-time}

Malmö, Sweden

Jan 2006 - Dec 2017

Freelancer and creator of web applications across varied platforms like php and Wordpress, ASP with .NET and early adopter of headless clients with SPA’s and React.

Combined software development with being a full time profession poker player. Created Poker bots with screen scraper for automation and invented various Poker software for analyzing databases over hand-ranges and tooling for multi-tabling among others. Written in C#, C++ and JavaScript.

JavaScript
React
Node
C++
C#
.NET
Microsoft SQL Server
HTML
CSS

Web Designer & Developer

Where it all began...
 {Full-time}

Malmö, Sweden

Jan 1996 - Dec 2005

I began building webpages using Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Adobe Photoshop in middle school. During my educational years, I completed an internship at a government agency, where I developed web applications for clients.

Back then, before the millennium, almost everyone I knew was playing an online soccer manager game called Hattrick. Created one of the largest sites for the Swedish Hattrick community, with PHP, HTML, and CSS

Another notable project from that period was the creation of one of the most trafficked MP3 websites during the Napster era, which facilitated access to song downloads through legal linking.

JavaScript
ASP.NET
PHP
HTML
CSS