I architect frontend platforms that scale across teams

7+ years building the frontend infrastructure that engineering teams rely on - the shared component libraries, build tooling and deployment architecture that let multiple product teams ship independently without stepping on each other.

Current roleEngineering Lead, Transmax

LocationBrisbane, QLD

EducationBEng (Hons) + MEng, UQ

What I focus on

Microfrontend Architecture

Designing module boundaries, runtime integration layers, and automated service discovery on Kubernetes that dynamically registers modules per customer instance. Battle-tested Module Federation powering real customer deployments.

Frontend Platform Engineering

Building the UI shell, shared libraries, and developer tooling that let 6+ product teams deploy independently without coordination overhead. Consistent patterns and guardrails so teams can focus on shipping product.

Scaling Teams & Architecture

Leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through architecture decisions, technical discovery, and the solution design that frontend-at-scale demands. From hiring and onboarding to setting technical direction across teams.

Product teams shipping on one platform

State government deployments live

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Independent module deployment time

Years building enterprise frontends at scale

Writing

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I write about microfrontend architecture, frontend platform engineering and general frontend development.

Mar 2026Manual @font-face declarations for variable fonts in TanStack StartTanStack StartPerformance Mar 2026Adding PostHog analytics to a static TanStack Start appTanStack StartVercelAnalytics Mar 2026Replacing TanStack Start's built-in sitemap with a custom server routeTanStack StartSEO

Experience

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Apr 2025 — Present

Engineering Lead | CoreITS

Transmax — STREAMS ITS Platform

Leading the redesign of the core control system that manages critical roadside devices across multiple Australian state government deployments.

Nov 2023 — Apr 2025

Engineering Lead | Application Components

Transmax — STREAMS ITS Platform

Architected the UI Host microfrontend shell and service discovery mechanism that powers the entire STREAMS product suite, enabling independent product teams to ship without coordination overhead.

Nov 2022 — Nov 2023

Engineering 2IC | Common Operational View

Transmax — STREAMS ITS Platform

Led development of the next-generation Access Control system, load-tested to 400+ concurrent users and rolled out across all product teams and customer environments within two quarters.

Get in touch

Let's talk frontend architecture

Whether you're navigating a microfrontend migration, building a platform team or just want to compare notes - I'm always up for a good technical conversation.

@royportas

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