Front-end developer.
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Dan Laush

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Engineering lead

Wise (formerly TransferWise) Jun 2021

Key responsibilities

  • Managed development priorities, technical plans and career growth of 9 engineers in 3 Growth/Marketing teams
  • Developed SEO products and pages, resulting in attributed user growth of 250% over 4 years
  • Rebranded thousands of web pages and dozens of templates with one feature flag
  • Launched a new product while navigating a growing company’s complexity
  • Grew and split off new teams to manage emerging independent domains
  • Oversaw 5 promotions, with 2 senior engineers on the pathway to management roles
  • Gave technical talks to large internal audiences and participated in guilds

Tools used

  • Primarily: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Next.js, Jest, React Testing Library
  • Peripherally: Webpack, Java, SpringBoot, Kubernetes & microservices, Grafana, Kibana, Rollbar

Senior front-end developer

TransferWise Sep 2019Jun 2021

Key responsibilities

  • Created tools like exchange rate alerts and price comparisons for SEO results to drive user growth (Organic Growth)
  • Led project to modernise frontend of in-house marketing CMS
  • Added features to React/Next.js and Java SpringBoot projects
  • Led workshops for the company's frontend guild to create a shared vision
  • Organised working group for key internal frontend library

Tools used

  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Next.js, Webpack, Jest, React Testing Library, Java SpringBoot, Gulp, Kubernetes

Senior front-end developer

Today Strategic Design Nov 2017Jun 2019

Key responsibilities

  • Led development of websites and apps at an ethical design agency
  • Worked with government and non-profit clients to deliver best-in-class design and technical solutions
  • Collaborated with design and content teams to define and prioritise development efforts
  • Coordinated development work of in-house developers and contractors to keep projects on track
  • Used modern JavaScript frontends with headless CMSes to create smart, extensible web presences
  • Represented the agency as a speaker and attendee at meetups and conferences

Tools used

  • HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Vue, Nuxt, Webpack, Drupal, WordPress, SilverStripe

Front-end developer

Tundra Jun 2016Oct 2017

Key responsibilities

  • Produced front end web solutions at a digital agency for clients including Officeworks, Nike Asia-Pacific and Fairfax Media
  • Built front end of Wellways in Drupal 8, including custom flex-based CSS grid system
  • Used Node & Express to build an API-driven app with the client's existing component library
  • Created company-wide browser compatibility support plan, in use on all new contracts
  • Added features to a variety of Drupal 7 and WordPress websites

Tools used

  • HTML5/CSS3, Twig, Javascript (jQuery, Node), Gulp, NPM, Drupal 7 & 8, Wordpress

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