Work

Experience, skills and background.

Skills

Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, React Native, Node.js/Express, GraphQL, REST, HTML, CSS (Tailwind/SASS), Python
Frontend: Micro-frontends, accessibility (WCAG), state management, WebSockets, Webpack / Vite / Bun
Backend & Data: Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, data migration, C/C++ for microcontrollers
Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Git, CI/CD (GitHub / GitLab), monorepos, Unix/Linux
AI-Assisted Development: Agentic coding (Claude Code, Copilot), agent skills & MCP, LLM APIs (Anthropic / OpenAI), prompt & context engineering
Testing & Methodology: TDD, Jest / Mocha / Playwright, Agile / Scrum, Jira / Confluence / Monday

Mar 2023 – Present

Senior Software Developer

Customer-facing web apps for one of Norway's largest financial and insurance groups.

Develop and maintain customer-facing web applications using React, TypeScript and a micro-frontend architecture.
Build accessible, high-quality UI components and collaborate closely with designers, product and back-end teams in an Agile/Scrum setup.
Contribute to the shared front-end platform and tooling used across multiple product teams.
Use agentic AI tooling (Claude Code, Copilot, agent skills) and modern testing practices to speed delivery while keeping code reliable and maintainable.

Jul 2021 – Mar 2023

Front-End Software Developer

Web and mobile front-ends for an IoT/hardware product with real-time device data.

Built and shipped web and mobile front-ends in React and React Native, integrating real-time device data over WebSockets and REST/GraphQL APIs.
Implemented responsive, reusable UI components and improved front-end performance and UX.
Worked in a small cross-functional team, taking features from concept to production.

Sep 2020 – Jul 2021

Full Stack Software Developer

Full-stack features for medical-device software under QA and risk management.

Developed full-stack features across React front-ends and Node.js back-ends with PostgreSQL/MongoDB data layers.
Worked within QA and risk-management processes for medical-device software.
Contributed to CI/CD workflows and containerised deployment with Docker.

Apr 2020 – Sep 2020

Full Stack JavaScript Developer

Intensive, project-based full-stack JavaScript programme in Stockholm.

Intensive, project-based full-stack JavaScript programme building production-grade applications with modern JS/TS, React and Node.js.

Apr 2019 – Apr 2020

Consultant, Life Science Sector

Independent life-science consulting while transitioning into software development.

Provided independent consulting in the life-science sector while transitioning into software development.

Aug 2017 – Mar 2018

Scientist

Clinical/clean-room research, including 3D-printed biomimetic organ prototypes.

Research in a clinical/clean-room environment, including work on 3D-printed biomimetic organ prototypes — the foundation of a data-driven, evidence-based problem-solving approach.

PhD, Protein Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen
2013–2017 (from 2014 at University of Oslo, Dept. of Biosciences, EVOGENE)
MSc, Biotechnology
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin
2010–2012
BSc, Biotechnology
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin
2007–2010

Michalik M, et al. (2017). An evolutionarily conserved glycine-tyrosine motif forms a folding core in outer membrane proteins. PLoS One 12:e0182016.
Meuskens I, Michalik M, et al. (2017). A New Strain Collection for Improved Expression of Outer Membrane Proteins. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 7:464.
Michalik M, Djahanshiri B, Leo JC, Linke D (2016). Reverse Vaccinology: The Pathway from Genomes and Epitope Predictions to Tailored Recombinant Vaccines. Methods Mol Biol 1403:87–106.