Michael Veeck

Senior Frontend Engineer · Berlin, Germany

Frontend
Tech Lead

About

I'm a senior frontend engineer and tech lead with over 15 years of experience building scalable web applications. I specialise in React ecosystems, component architecture, and bridging the gap between design and engineering. I care about performance, accessibility, and writing code that teams can maintain long after I'm gone.

Skills

Languages

  • JavaScript (ES2015+)
  • TypeScript
  • HTML & CSS

Frameworks & Libraries

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Astro

Tooling & Practices

  • Git & CI/CD
  • Testing (Jest, Playwright)
  • Design Systems

Leadership

  • Tech Lead & Mentoring
  • Code Review
  • Agile / Scrum

Work Experience

IT & Software Developer

Volksverpetzer
  • Developing and maintaining the technical infrastructure for one of Germany's leading fact-checking media outlets.
  • Building internal tools and public-facing web features to support editorial workflows.

Full-time Parental Leave

Career Break

Senior Frontend Engineer

nebenan.de
  • Contributed to the frontend of a neighbourhood social network used by tens of thousands of residents across Germany.
  • Worked within a cross-functional product team using React and Next.js to ship new features and improve performance.
React.jsNext.js

Neofonie GmbH

Berlin, Germany · 12 years 5 months
  • Grew from junior to Tech Lead over 12 years, working on search, content, and e-commerce products for large German media and retail clients.
  • As Tech Lead, defined frontend architecture standards, led a team of engineers, and coordinated with product and design on multiple parallel projects.
  • Introduced modern JavaScript practices and component-driven development across the organisation.

Tech Lead Frontend Development

Aug 2018 – Sept 2022 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Senior Frontend Developer

Apr 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

Professional Frontend Developer

May 2010 – Mar 2017 · 6 yrs 11 mos

Software Developer

Babbel (Lesson Nine GmbH)
  • Early-stage engineering work on Babbel, one of the world's first and largest language-learning platforms.

Education

Computer Science

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg