Benedikt Sperl
!Frontend Architect and Frontend Lead based in Munich, Germany. I specialize in crafting high-performance web applications with a strong focus on UX design, accessibility, and automation. My passion lies in building user interfaces and products that people truly enjoy interacting with.
Articles
May 18, 2025
Too many consultants and managers - not enough delivery excellence
February 22, 2025
Dynamic redirects with Next.js middleware
December 22, 2024
The power of responsive variants in components
October 3, 2024
A simple Switch using only HTML and CSS
September 30, 2024
Don't use JavaScript for that - Part 1 - Inpage Transitions
September 18, 2024
Keeping accessibility in mind
September 12, 2024
Building reusable multi-brand component libraries with React - Lessons learned
Professional Experience
WOLF|Frontend Lead|03-2024 - presentManaging and leading the development of the frontend- Technical Leadership: Define the architecture for the frontend, choosing frameworks, libraries, and best practices for scalability, performance, and maintainability.
- Collaboration with UX/UI: Work closely with UX/UI designers to ensure that the frontend is aligned with the design vision and user experience and that the design system is followed.
- Accessibility: Ensure that the frontend is accessible and compliant with accessibility guidelines, such as WCAG 2.1 AA. This includes implementing proper color contrast, providing alt text for images, and ensuring that the website is navigable using only a keyboard, or a screen reader.
- Performance Optimization: Optimize the frontend for performance, using tools like Lighthouse, WebPageTest, and utilise proper caching.
- Creating a new frontend architecture target picture to split up a monolith e-commerce system into microservices with different frontend applications
- Choosing the technology stack for the new frontend with special focus on performance optimizations
- Creation of a reusable mulitbrand component library