Irene RubioExpressive Frontend Developer

Developer with a background in visual storytelling. I build accessible digital products across frontend and full-stack environments, with strong attention to architecture, testing, and performance.

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Projects

Exjobb / Degree Project

Kompetensprofilen

Testing and evaluating the app experience

Quality assurance and UX validation project completed during LIA at Arbetsformedlingen for Min kompetensprofil, a new Angular service for job seekers.

Public service QAAngular frontendPlaywright E2EJira / Xray

Case study snapshot

Problem

The team needed reliable QA coverage for a critical transition from the legacy profile flow to Min kompetensprofil, with focus on real user journeys and release quality.

What I delivered

I designed and executed 100+ test cases, documented bugs and UX inconsistencies in Jira/Xray with clear reproduction steps, and implemented an initial Playwright E2E validation flow.

Outcome

I surfaced and communicated high-priority cases (PRPO-345, PRPO-263, PRPO-313, PRPO-268), enabling clearer prioritization and improving release confidence from a user perspective.

Mera

Staff scheduling platform for small businesses — managers can build teams, assign shifts, and manage weekly employee schedules in one place.

Next.jsReactTailwindDockerAWS

E-commerce monorepo

Full-stack e-commerce platform covering product catalogue, content management, and end-to-end shopping flows across a shared codebase.

ReactStrapiMonorepoREST API

Media DB

Movie and TV discovery app with searchable listings, detail pages, and a clean browsing experience.

ReactRoutingREST APIResponsive UI

Oscar's 2025 Quiz

Interactive quiz about the 2025 Oscar nominations — progressive questions, instant feedback, and score tracking.

ReactState ManagementUI LogicResponsive Design

Gemini AI app

AI-powered recipe generator — describe what you have and get tailored meal suggestions in seconds.

ReactAI APIAsync FlowsUX States

Take M Home

Mobile marketplace for circular consumption — users offer items they no longer need, others browse, reserve, and arrange in-person pickup.

React NativeMobile-firstP2P

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About

Before the code,
there was the stage.

I spent over two decades in the creative industries — acting, directing costume and casting for theatre and film, building a fashion brand from scratch, Cordelia. I learned how to tell stories visually, how to collaborate under pressure, and adapt fast to very different roles, environments and people.

Art history was part of that formation too. Studying how images carry meaning, how objects hold memory, and how institutions decide what gets preserved and how it gets seen gave me a framework I still use every day — for thinking about context, intention, and what it means to make something genuinely accessible.

When I moved into tech, I didn't leave that behind. I brought it with me. Today I build interfaces the same way I used to direct a shoot — with intention, clear communication, and an eye for the details that make the difference between something that works and something that feels right.

Film & Theatre actingCostume and casting DirectionBrand BuildingVisual Storytelling