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 2019—Jun 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 2017—Jun 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 2016—Oct 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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