Szymon Chmal

Szymon Chmal

Senior Software Magician @ Callstack

Toruń, Poland

I'm a frontend engineer turned team lead who's always been driven by curiosity and a huge believer that the best products come from great people working together.

Right now, I'm on a mission to build a new generation of React Native developer tooling. I want to make it genuinely pleasant, and even fun, for developers to build extraordinary cross-platform apps. By focusing on the Developer Experience (DX), I'm helping teams move faster and stay focused on what really matters: their users.

I love talking shop and sharing what I've learned. I've given over 50 talks at conferences like WeAreDevelopers, and I'm always happy to swap war stories from the dev trenches. I'm also a Microsoft MVP and I lead the GDG Toruń community in my beautiful current home.

Microsoft MVP
GDG Organizer
Open Source Enthusiast

Experience

React Native Expert

Sept 2024 – Present

Callstack

As part of the Callstack Incubator, I am dedicated to engineering a new generation of React Native developer tooling. I focus on creating high-impact open-source solutions that radically improve the developer experience (DX), making it more pleasant and efficient to build extraordinary mobile applications.

Tech Lead

Apr 2021 – Present

WomanUp

As Tech Lead, I guide the engineering team in building a robust mobile platform using React Native and supporting web interfaces. My role encompasses architectural decision-making, project management, and cloud infrastructure logic in Node.js to ensure a seamless user experience.

Founder & Leader

June 2024 – Present

GDG Toruń

Founded and currently lead the region's premier JavaScript-focused community. We bridge the gap between industry and academia by engaging with the local university and organizing regular meetups that foster knowledge exchange among the next generation of engineers.

Senior Frontend Developer

Oct 2022 – July 2024

Bright Inventions

Delivered high-quality frontend architectures and solutions, focusing on code maintainability, performance optimization, and refined user experiences.

React Architect / Full Stack Developer

Jan 2020 – Sept 2022

Airnauts.com

Architected complex single-page applications across a diverse stack including React, Vue, and Angular. Beyond coding, I played a key role in shaping the engineering culture by conducting interviews and mentoring junior developers, alongside building distributed backend services in .NET Core.

Frontend Engineer

Aug 2020 – Mar 2021

e-Kiosk S.A.

Focused on the core stability and feature expansion of a major React Native application. I was responsible for debugging critical issues and implementing new functionalities that enhanced the digital reading experience.

Full Stack Developer

June 2018 – Jan 2020

Sellions.com

Developed a comprehensive hybrid mobile solution using Ionic and a monolithic Java/Spring backend. I engineered systems for high-volume batch processing using Spring Batch, ensuring efficient data handling for enterprise-scale files.

Education

Master of Engineering, Applied Computer Science

Warsaw University of Technology

2020 – 2022

Bachelor of Engineering, Applied Computer Science

Warsaw University of Technology

2016 – 2020