Taras Zubyk
Software Engineering Lead
Tech Stack
TypeScript JavaScript
Node.js React
PostgreSQL Docker AWS
Socials
Engineering Manager with a proven track record of building and scaling products, teams, and infrastructure. Currently leading multiple teams at ClickUp.
Hands-on technical leader with deep experience in frontend architecture, developer platforms, and large-scale systems.
Built products at scale at Facebook and Oculus, and at high-growth startups, including Slapdash, which was successfully acquired by ClickUp.
Passionate about productivity, adaptability, and continuous improvement — constantly learning and refining how I work and how my teams operate to move faster and deliver better results.
Engineering Manager with a proven track record of building and scaling products, teams, and infrastructure. Currently leading multiple teams at ClickUp.
Hands-on technical leader with deep experience in frontend architecture, developer platforms, and large-scale systems.
Built products at scale at Facebook and Oculus, and at high-growth startups, including Slapdash, which was successfully acquired by ClickUp.
Passionate about productivity, adaptability, and continuous improvement — constantly learning and refining how I work and how my teams operate to move faster and deliver better results.
DevelopexJunior Software Engineer
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNode.jsExpress
- •Developed web and desktop applications for diverse business domains.
- •Built Android apps using Java and C/C++ with JNI for performance-critical components.
- •Implemented real-time motion detection algorithm for embedded camera systems.
- •Organized company-wide algorithmic problem-solving competitions.
- •Gained expertise in cross-platform development and optimization for resource-constrained systems.
CodilitySoftware Engineering Intern
JavaScriptPythonDjangoHTMLCSS
- •Built full-featured notification system using Python (Django).
- •Enhanced internal data visualization tools with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- •Developed full-stack experience across backend, database, and frontend technologies.
- •Received a full-time offer based on technical performance and project contributions.
FacebookSoftware Engineer
Hack/PHPJavaScriptReactGraphQLMySQL
- •Worked in the Ads organization on the Product Catalog team for Dynamic Ads, driving millions in daily revenue.
- •Built the product management platform for advertisers to sync and manage catalogs.
- •Designed ingestion pipelines and synchronization tools for inventory updates at scale.
- •Developed high-throughput Bulk API for large advertisers (Amazon, eBay), optimizing for reliability and data consistency.
- •Helped architect unified product data model for diverse inventory representation.
- •Helped create search services and APIs enabling efficient product catalog queries across ad surfaces.
OculusSenior Software Engineer
C#JavaScriptReact VRUnity EngineVirtual Reality
- •I contributed to the development of social VR experiences, focusing on creating immersive environments for users to connect, play, and collaborate virtually.
- •Rooms: social space for up to 4 users to interact through games, TV, and chat.
- •Venues: virtual event platform simulating live concerts and sports experiences.
- •Workrooms: team collaboration platform with screen sharing, keyboard pass-through, and whiteboarding.
- •Collaborated with Product Managers, Designers, and 3D Artists to iterate on features and ensure alignment with product goals and user experience.
SlapdashFounding Engineer
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactElectronGraphQL
- •I worked closely with founders to shape the product, rapidly iterate toward product-market fit, and help grow the company — ultimately leading to Slapdash’s acquisition by ClickUp.
- •Architected the frontend platform enabling rapid validation of product ideas.
- •Designed and developed multiple versions of the Command Bar, a Spotlight-like launcher for searching and taking action across cloud and local apps.
- •Built all user-facing clients: marketing website, web app, desktop app, and Chrome extensions.
- •Collaborated with the CEO to define and build the Developer Platform and Marketplace, enabling external developers to create custom experiences for the Command Bar.
- •Worked directly with customers to gather feedback and drive product improvements
- •Participated in hiring efforts to grow the engineering team.
- •Helped driving product innovation, actively shaping the product vision and expanding platform capabilities.
ClickUpSenior Engineering Manager
LeadershipRecruitingMentoringTeam ManagementCross-team Collaboration
Engineering Manager
LeadershipRecruitingMentoringTeam ManagementCross-team Collaboration
- •Lead multiple engineering teams across Integrations, Search, and Desktop App, focusing on team alignment, delivery, and continuous improvement.
- •Integrations Team: Lead the development and evolution of the Integrations Platform, enabling faster development of new integrations and migrating legacy integrations.
- •Search Team: Lead the Search product and infrastructure, improving performance, scalability, and powering AI-driven experiences.
- •Desktop App Team: Lead the Desktop App development, ensuring high performance and smooth integration with new features.
- •Platform Support: Partner with the Platform and Infra teams to prioritize critical infrastructure work for Integrations, Search, and AI. Set up on-call rotations and strengthened platform reliability.
- •Restructured the 'Search, Integrations & Desktop' team into two focused teams with clear structures and roadmaps.
- •Delivered 40+ projects in 2024, including major updates to Slack, GitHub, Jira, Salesforce integrations, and Zapier for Chat.
- •Led multiple cross-team projects, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery across engineering, design, and product teams.
- •Built a Link Preview & Mention framework to accelerate development and deliver a consistent experience across all ClickUp products.
- •Mentored and coached engineers, growing team capabilities and strengthening collaboration through offsites and team activities.
Staff Software Engineer
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactAngularNode.js
- •Consistently ranked as a top code contributor and reviewer.
- •Led unification of Search, Navigation, and Quick Actions into a single experience, porting 15k+ lines of code while improving UX and reducing costs.
- •Built a React-Angular bridge enabling seamless component integration, expanding the hiring pool to include React engineers (a larger talent market) and accelerating development of major new products like Chat and Calendar.
- •Rebuilt ClickUp Desktop App from scratch, gaining full source code ownership and enabling company-wide engineering contributions.
- •Collaborated on integrating Slapdash tech into ClickUp, accelerating development velocity across multiple teams and enabling rapid launch of multiple AI product lines.
- •Evolved the Integrations Platform with improved reliability, developer experience, and end-to-end observability.
- •Implemented robust error tracking with DataDog and enforced TypeScript standards to enhance product quality for the whole frontend engineering organization.
- •Led cross-functional project management for major initiatives, aligning engineering, design, and product teams.
- •Mentored engineers and created internal tooling/documentation to support team scaling.
- •Enhanced product analytics across platforms, improving accuracy and visibility into product health.
- •Shaped engineering culture through improved processes and recruiting initiatives.
Senior Engineering Manager
LeadershipRecruitingMentoringTeam ManagementCross-team Collaboration
Engineering Manager
LeadershipRecruitingMentoringTeam ManagementCross-team Collaboration
- •Lead multiple engineering teams across Integrations, Search, and Desktop App, focusing on team alignment, delivery, and continuous improvement.
- •Integrations Team: Lead the development and evolution of the Integrations Platform, enabling faster development of new integrations and migrating legacy integrations.
- •Search Team: Lead the Search product and infrastructure, improving performance, scalability, and powering AI-driven experiences.
- •Desktop App Team: Lead the Desktop App development, ensuring high performance and smooth integration with new features.
- •Platform Support: Partner with the Platform and Infra teams to prioritize critical infrastructure work for Integrations, Search, and AI. Set up on-call rotations and strengthened platform reliability.
- •Restructured the 'Search, Integrations & Desktop' team into two focused teams with clear structures and roadmaps.
- •Delivered 40+ projects in 2024, including major updates to Slack, GitHub, Jira, Salesforce integrations, and Zapier for Chat.
- •Led multiple cross-team projects, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery across engineering, design, and product teams.
- •Built a Link Preview & Mention framework to accelerate development and deliver a consistent experience across all ClickUp products.
- •Mentored and coached engineers, growing team capabilities and strengthening collaboration through offsites and team activities.
Staff Software Engineer
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactAngularNode.js
- •Consistently ranked as a top code contributor and reviewer.
- •Led unification of Search, Navigation, and Quick Actions into a single experience, porting 15k+ lines of code while improving UX and reducing costs.
- •Built a React-Angular bridge enabling seamless component integration, expanding the hiring pool to include React engineers (a larger talent market) and accelerating development of major new products like Chat and Calendar.
- •Rebuilt ClickUp Desktop App from scratch, gaining full source code ownership and enabling company-wide engineering contributions.
- •Collaborated on integrating Slapdash tech into ClickUp, accelerating development velocity across multiple teams and enabling rapid launch of multiple AI product lines.
- •Evolved the Integrations Platform with improved reliability, developer experience, and end-to-end observability.
- •Implemented robust error tracking with DataDog and enforced TypeScript standards to enhance product quality for the whole frontend engineering organization.
- •Led cross-functional project management for major initiatives, aligning engineering, design, and product teams.
- •Mentored engineers and created internal tooling/documentation to support team scaling.
- •Enhanced product analytics across platforms, improving accuracy and visibility into product health.
- •Shaped engineering culture through improved processes and recruiting initiatives.
Founding Engineer
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactElectronGraphQL
- •I worked closely with founders to shape the product, rapidly iterate toward product-market fit, and help grow the company — ultimately leading to Slapdash’s acquisition by ClickUp.
- •Architected the frontend platform enabling rapid validation of product ideas.
- •Designed and developed multiple versions of the Command Bar, a Spotlight-like launcher for searching and taking action across cloud and local apps.
- •Built all user-facing clients: marketing website, web app, desktop app, and Chrome extensions.
- •Collaborated with the CEO to define and build the Developer Platform and Marketplace, enabling external developers to create custom experiences for the Command Bar.
- •Worked directly with customers to gather feedback and drive product improvements
- •Participated in hiring efforts to grow the engineering team.
- •Helped driving product innovation, actively shaping the product vision and expanding platform capabilities.
Senior Software Engineer
C#JavaScriptReact VRUnity EngineVirtual Reality
- •I contributed to the development of social VR experiences, focusing on creating immersive environments for users to connect, play, and collaborate virtually.
- •Rooms: social space for up to 4 users to interact through games, TV, and chat.
- •Venues: virtual event platform simulating live concerts and sports experiences.
- •Workrooms: team collaboration platform with screen sharing, keyboard pass-through, and whiteboarding.
- •Collaborated with Product Managers, Designers, and 3D Artists to iterate on features and ensure alignment with product goals and user experience.
Software Engineer
Hack/PHPJavaScriptReactGraphQLMySQL
- •Worked in the Ads organization on the Product Catalog team for Dynamic Ads, driving millions in daily revenue.
- •Built the product management platform for advertisers to sync and manage catalogs.
- •Designed ingestion pipelines and synchronization tools for inventory updates at scale.
- •Developed high-throughput Bulk API for large advertisers (Amazon, eBay), optimizing for reliability and data consistency.
- •Helped architect unified product data model for diverse inventory representation.
- •Helped create search services and APIs enabling efficient product catalog queries across ad surfaces.
Software Engineering Intern
JavaScriptPythonDjangoHTMLCSS
- •Built full-featured notification system using Python (Django).
- •Enhanced internal data visualization tools with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- •Developed full-stack experience across backend, database, and frontend technologies.
- •Received a full-time offer based on technical performance and project contributions.
Junior Software Engineer
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNode.jsExpress
- •Developed web and desktop applications for diverse business domains.
- •Built Android apps using Java and C/C++ with JNI for performance-critical components.
- •Implemented real-time motion detection algorithm for embedded camera systems.
- •Organized company-wide algorithmic problem-solving competitions.
- •Gained expertise in cross-platform development and optimization for resource-constrained systems.