Hello! My name is Jared,
I am a Full Stack Software Engineer.

Seasoned Software Engineer specializing in React, TypeScript, Next.js, and AWS, dedicated to developing innovative applications. View my curated projects and resume for further details.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer
NewsBank

May 2024 - Present

  • Building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines with linting and testing for Next.js and TypeScript projects using GitLab, enhancing deployment efficiency and stability while reducing build times by 30%.
  • Designing and implementing a secure user session flow using Next.js and the jose package, encrypting and decrypting JWTs stored in HTTP-only cookies to ensure seamless session management with the highest security standards, eliminating database dependency.
  • Leading the prototype development for transitioning a Drupal application to a Next.js monorepo, designing custom modules and packages to improve scalability and maintainability.
  • Establishing an internal NPM package workflow, improving code reusability and consistency across teams, and reducing redundant development efforts by 25%.
  • Collaborating with the Architecture team to develop Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), including sequence diagrams, streamlining the JIRA card creation process, and accelerating development timelines by 35%.

Software Engineer Contractor
Allera

July 2024 - January 2025

  • Developed fine-grained role-based access controls (RBAC) using GraphQL and AWS Cognito, reducing access-related support tickets by up to 40% and improving operational efficiency.
  • Optimized supplier template creation with TypeScript and React, cutting setup time from 15 to 5 minutes (66% faster) and enabling manufacturers to streamline 3x more supplier documentation requests per day.
  • Developed an audit log for manufacturers to monitor supplier responsiveness, improving visibility and accountability, leading to a 50% faster average supplier response time.
  • Implemented bulk editing, copying, and PDF export functionalities using custom React hooks and npm packages, saving users 2+ hours per week and improving reporting clarity and efficiency.
  • Built support for reference images in QA workflows with AWS Lambda, S3, and GraphQL mutations, reducing QA inspection time by up to 30% and enhancing defect detection rates.

Senior Software Engineer
TMX - The Media Exchange

January 2020 - November 2023

  • Developed the MVP of a B2C platform at an early-stage startup, leading a team of developers under tight deadlines to secure $1.5 million in seed funding, underscoring my capability to drive projects from concept to funding.
  • Built a custom file uploader using Redux and Ajax with AWS Cognito authentication, quadrupling user-generated content and streamlining the submission of newsmaker contact info.
  • Crafted an enhanced onboarding process integrating referral codes and targeting new client segments, greatly increasing the user base to over 3000. Adapted legacy React code with localStorage and JWT for secure, efficient sign-ins, significantly boosting user engagement.
  • Optimized React app web performance, achieving a reduction in page load time to under 2 seconds through lazy loading, image optimization, and enhanced query speeds.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines for syntax error detection, linting, and Jest testing, securing "bug-free" deployments and streamlined delivery processes.
  • Owned frontend development by modernizing the monolithic codebase with ES6 JavaScript and React functional components, cutting development time and boosting maintainability.
  • Achieved a 100 SEO score in Lighthouse by fixing failed HTTP status codes, optimizing link crawlability, and using semantic HTML, boosting website visibility and accessibility.
  • Optimized frontend responsiveness by focusing on API design with the backend team and using React Query for efficient data fetching and caching, reducing query times and minimizing network traffic.

Projects

ViewTube

Led the development of ViewTube, a YouTube-like full-stack application, using React, Redux, JavaScript (ES6), Ruby on Rails, and PostgreSQL, focusing on clean, maintainable code through Object-Oriented Programming principles.

Developed a secure user authentication system with BCrypt and PostgreSQL, enhancing data security and user experience.

Crafted an intuitive and responsive UI, mastering asynchronous API interactions and deepening proficiency in React's state management and Virtual DOM manipulation, significantly enhancing the user experience by optimizing for speed and interactivity in the browser's DOM.

Implemented Rails Active Storage with AWS S3, improving video upload reliability and user satisfaction; managed a comprehensive relational database schema with PostgreSQL for efficient data and user management.

Spotify Danceability Visualizer

Discover Your Music's Movement: The Spotify Danceability Visualizer offers an immersive way to explore your musical tastes by mapping out the top 50 tracks you've played the most, based on their danceability.

Seamless Integration & Intuitive Visualization: Log in with your Spotify account to access a personalized danceability graph, crafted using the d3.js library for dynamic, interactive data presentation. With secure OAuth authentication, your listening history is just a click away, visualized on an engaging HTML canvas graph.

Simplified Experience & Technical Innovation: I've streamlined the user journey from Spotify login to data visualization using RESTful routing in Express.js, ensuring a seamless experience.


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