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Philip Bruér

Principal Software Engineer

Based in Malmö, Sweden (CET)

Who am I?


I'm a fullstack engineer specializing in TypeScript with deep knowledge across the frontend domain, spanning architecture, performance, UI/UX, data & API-design, developer experience, best practices, DevOps, infrastructure and everything required to build, ship and maintain modern web technologies.

I have over two decades of experience building web applications, from classic server-rendered apps in the early 2000s, through MVC patterns, to today's modern JavaScript frameworks. I was an early adopter at the release of React in 2013, and it has been a core part of my work ever since. But I'm not locked into any single framework. I can work just as confidently with Vue, Svelte, Angular, or meta-frameworks like Next.js, Tanstack Start, Nuxt, and SvelteKit. I also have a strong track record of delivering production-ready solutions built for scale.

When teams are split into frontend and backend, I can noticeably speed up delivery by bringing collaboration closer together — shaping API schemas early and improving their quality and performance so both sides can move in parallel.

Beyond just technical

I'm also a confident Design Engineer, not just a developer. I can both design and implement high-quality product UI that scales through design systems and advanced CSS architecture, aiming for a Notion/Linear level of polish and consistency. I'm comfortable owning the entire visual and technical side of complex interfaces, from layout, motion, and typography to component systems and maintainable styling. I can lead less experienced UX teams, bring UX and engineering closer to each other and help teams deliver more consistent results faster with higher quality.

Craft, drive and obsession

I care deeply about the code I write and the products I help create. My brain often keeps thinking about improvements beyond working hours, and that fuels a lot of drive and ideas. Coding started as a hobby and still is today, which means I spend a lot of my free time building, experimenting, engaging in the coding community and staying up to date. Lately that has meant exploring how to scale myself as a developer through agent architectures (not AI slop).

What you can expect from me in a team

I bring energy to a team and I'm naturally outgoing and communicative. I'm self-going and take the lead when needed, and I'm not afraid to challenge the status quo or be honest when it matters. I lead by example, and like mentoring and helping people around me grow. I'm prestigeless and open about what I don't know, I ask questions that people are afraid to ask which tends to lower the guard for everyone else and creates room for real learning.

Straight to the point — TLDR
  • Fullstack engineer with a frontend-first center of gravity. Able to lead frontend while contributing at a senior level across backend, and the whole system
  • 20+ years experience of building web applications. Deep understanding of system architecture, domain boundaries, and data modeling on both sides of the stack
  • Main stack is TypeScript and Node.js eco-system, while being fully capable of contributing to .NET, C#, and Java codebases
  • Early adopter of React, often using it as a primary tool while remaining equally effective with Vue, Svelte, and Angular
  • Very strong in Frontend architecture
  • Design engineer who can both design and implement enterprise-level product UI using design systems and advanced CSS architecture.
  • When working in a frontend team, can lead the design of API schemas and data contracts to enable better collaboration and parallel work with the backend
  • Experience building complex real-time systems with SSE and WebSockets
  • Can take ownership of DevOps, CI/CD, releases, automated changelogs, and publishing packages
  • Brings a lot of drive and ideas
  • Coding is both work and main hobby: builds and experiments in spare time, stays up to date and share knowledge
  • Self-going and prestigeless, takes the lead when needed and doesn't wait around for tasks to be assigned

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. I’ve organized them along the product development lifecycle to give a clearer picture of where each technology fits.

Core Languages & Runtimes

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Node
  • Bun
  • Deno
  • C#
  • .NET
  • Java
  • PHP
  • Electron
  • Android

UI/UX & Design Systems

  • 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
  • styled-components
  • emotion
  • CSS Modules
  • SASS/SCSS
  • Framer Motion
  • React Spring
  • shadcn
  • React Aria
  • Ark UI
  • Radix UI
  • Base UI
  • Chakra UI
  • Material UI
  • Joy UI
  • Fluent UI
  • Ant Design
  • Custom Enterprise UI
  • BEM
  • Storybook
  • Figma

Frontend Architecture & Frameworks

  • 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
  • Vue
  • Nuxt
  • Svelte
  • SvelteKit
  • Angular
  • SolidJS
  • Web Components
  • SEO
  • Lighthouse
  • Web Vitals

API, Validation & Data

  • REST
  • GraphQL
  • Schema Design
  • Express
  • hono
  • TRCP
  • Fastify
  • WebSockets
  • Socket.io
  • Server side events (SSE)
  • MongoDB
  • postgres
  • zod
  • Prisma
  • Drizzle
  • OpenAPI
  • swagger
  • .NET
  • Entity Framework
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • EPiServer CMS

Authentication & Security

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

DevOps, Infrastructure, Build & Optimization

  • CI/CD
  • CDN
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • Cloudflare
  • Supabase
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • Nginx
  • Docker
  • Cloud Build
  • Kubernetes
  • Git Tags
  • Github
  • Bitbucket
  • Azure Dev Ops
  • CircleCI
  • npm
  • yarn
  • pnpm
  • Module Federation
  • Microfrontends
  • vite
  • Webpack
  • babel
  • Monorepo
  • Turborepo
  • eslint
  • biomes
  • husky
  • prettier
  • commitlint
  • Semantic Versioning

Testing & Logging

  • Jest
  • Playwright
  • Cypress
  • React Testing Library
  • Sentry
  • Google Analytics
  • Kibana
  • Selenium

Collaboration & Process

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

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
  • C#
  • .NET
  • React
  • zustand
  • React Query
  • Radix UI
  • shadcn
  • tailwind
  • Figma
  • zod
  • REST
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Azure
  • Cypress

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
  • C#
  • .NET
  • React
  • zustand
  • React Query
  • Joy UI
  • zod
  • REST
  • Vite
  • CI/CD
  • Azure
  • Jest

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
  • next.js
  • Fluent UI
  • styled-components
  • Storybook
  • Figma
  • Turborepo
  • CI/CD
  • AWS
  • Cypress
  • Jest
  • Sentry
  • Google Analytics

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
  • SSR
  • SEO
  • Figma
  • REST
  • CircleCI
  • AWS

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
  • Material UI
  • styled-components
  • Figma
  • vite
  • CI/CD
  • AWS
  • Cypress
  • Jest

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

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

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