Senior Frontend Developer · Open to Full Stack Roles

Htet Lin KoSenior Frontend Developer

Htet Lin Ko builds scalable React, Next.js, Vue, and Nuxt interfaces for HR, recruitment, and internal business systems — with strong API integration across GraphQL and REST.

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptVueNuxtGraphQL
Portrait of Htet Lin Ko

Open to frontend and full stack opportunities

About

Building product interfaces that scale with business needs.

Frontend-focused full stack developer with 4+ years of experience shipping product UI for HR SaaS, recruitment platforms, and internal business systems.

At a glance

4+Years Experience
8+Projects Shipped
2Companies
Current roleSenior Frontend Developer at Better HR
FocusUI architecture, API integration, scalable product workflows
Also growing inFull stack development with Node.js and Express
StrengthsMentoring, code reviews, Figma-to-code delivery

My Story

I started in network engineering at Frontiir, where I built a strong systems and reliability mindset. I transitioned into frontend development at Better HR in 2022, building responsive product features and integrating REST APIs. Since late 2023, as Senior Frontend Developer, I've led UI architecture across hiring, appraisal, internal tools, and marketing — using React, Vue, Next.js, Nuxt, TypeScript, and GraphQL. I mentor developers, lead code reviews, and continue growing toward full stack development with Node.js.

Frontend
ReactNext.jsVueNuxtTypeScriptJavaScriptTailwind CSS
State & Data
TanStack QueryZustandApollo ClientGraphQLREST APIsAxios
Backend
Node.jsExpress.js
Tools
GitChart.jsFigmaVercel

Experience

A career built in three chapters.

From network infrastructure to senior product engineering — each chapter shaped how I build today.

03Architecture & LeadershipCurrent

Senior Frontend Developer

Better HRYangon

Nov 2023 – Present

Leading frontend architecture across complex HR and recruitment systems.

  • ATS, appraisal, customer management, and marketing site delivery.
  • GraphQL and REST API-driven workflows at product scale.
  • Node.js v12 to v18 runtime migration.
  • Legacy Vue module migration to React.
  • Mentoring developers and leading code reviews.
  • React
  • Vue
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt
  • TypeScript
  • GraphQL
02Product UI Builder

Junior Frontend Developer

Better HRYangon

Sep 2022 – Nov 2023

Moved from systems infrastructure into production frontend delivery.

  • Built BetterJobs platform UI — job listings, search, and filters.
  • Integrated REST APIs for core product data flows.
  • Delivered auth, company profiles, and application workflows.
  • Vue
  • JavaScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • REST APIs
01Systems Foundation

Network Engineer

FrontiirMandalay

Jan 2019 – Feb 2022

Built the reliability mindset behind my product engineering work.

  • Network operations and incident troubleshooting.
  • Routing protocol configuration and maintenance.
  • Systems-level problem solving and root cause analysis.
  • Network Operations
  • Routing Protocols
  • System Reliability

Selected Work

Product work I've shipped

Real product features and internal systems focused on usability, maintainability, and API-driven workflows. Most are private commercial work.

HR SaaSPrivateFeatured Case Study

Applicant Tracking System

End-to-end hiring workflow — from company setup and job creation through a five-stage candidate pipeline to offer management.

Problem

HR teams needed a structured recruitment workspace that could handle company setup, job creation, candidate tracking, scheduling, and offers without fragmented manual steps.

What I Built

Built company setup, dynamic job creation forms, five-stage candidate pipeline, candidate profiles, scheduling views, and offer management.

Technical Decisions

Used Nuxt, Vue, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, GraphQL, and REST APIs to support role-based workflows and complex state transitions.

Impact

Delivered a unified recruitment system for real HR operations — replacing manual processes with a single, structured workspace.

Work shown under company confidentiality — architecture and approach are shared without proprietary detail.

Marketing / CMSPrivate

Better HR Marketing Site

Next.js App Router marketing site with Notion API as a headless CMS — SEO-optimised, statically generated, and incrementally revalidated.

ProblemThe business needed a fast, SEO-ready marketing site where non-technical staff could publish content without a developer handoff.
BuiltBuilt the full site with Next.js App Router, integrated Notion API as headless CMS for blog and pages, implemented ISR for on-demand revalidation.
ImpactImproved Lighthouse scores, reduced content publishing time, and delivered SEO-ready pages for real marketing use.
Notion ContentNext.js BuildISR / SSGSEO Pages

Work shown under company confidentiality — architecture and approach are shared without proprietary detail.

Developer ToolSource Code

API Debugger

Full-stack API testing tool — request builder, response viewer, Next.js API routes, and developer-focused UX.

ProblemNeeded a lightweight, focused API testing tool to deepen full stack knowledge with Next.js server-side routes.
BuiltRequest builder with method, headers, and body; API route handlers for proxying; response viewer with status codes and timing.
ImpactPublic project demonstrating end-to-end full stack capability — Next.js, TypeScript, client/server architecture.
POST/api/proxy
200 OK142ms
"data":{ … }

More Shipped Work

Hiring Platform

BetterJobs Platform

Job discovery, applications, and employer workflows — Vue 3, GraphQL, and REST.

Vue 3 · GraphQL · Apollo Client · Tailwind CSSSenior Frontend Developer
B2B SaaS

Performance Appraisal System

Appraisal creation, multi-round scoring, reviewer feedback, and employee views.

Vue · TypeScript · GraphQL · Tailwind CSSSenior Frontend Developer
Internal System

Customer Management Tools

Customer ops, reporting with charts, business settings. Led architecture and mentoring.

React · TypeScript · Apollo Client · Chart.jsSenior Frontend Developer
Internal Workflow

Expense Management System

Role-based expense submission, review, and approval with a Laravel backend.

Vue · Nuxt 3 · Tailwind CSS · REST APIsFrontend Developer
Full Stack App

MoviePilot

MERN streaming platform — auth, dynamic content, Node.js/Express, MongoDB.

MongoDB · Express.js · React · Node.jsFull Stack Developer

Learning

Continuous Learning

Selected certifications in JavaScript, React, Node.js, and modern frontend development — building toward full stack depth.

15 certificates

Contact

Let's build something great.

htetlinko.dev@gmail.com
  • LocationYangon, Myanmar
  • Phone+95 9254351761
  • EducationTechnological University
  • LanguagesMyanmar, English
Available for new opportunities