JC Jared Cazel Resume

Senior frontend and full-stack engineer • React • Next.js • TypeScript • AI-native product work

Product-minded engineering for fast-moving teams.

I build clear, useful, and well-crafted product experiences from frontend architecture to backend ownership. I care about shipping features that feel thoughtful, perform well, and hold up over time.

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About

Senior frontend and full-stack product engineering.

I’m a senior software engineer with 6+ years building modern web applications with React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Prisma, AWS, and CI/CD. I work best where product, UX, and engineering intersect.

My focus is on shipping features that are clear, fast, and useful to real users. That includes frontend architecture, server-driven data flows, caching, testing, API work, and the day-to-day product work it takes to make a complex workflow feel simple.

How I build with AI

AI speeds up the work, but I still own the outcome.

Explore quickly

I use tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and ChatGPT to map a codebase, test assumptions, and speed up discovery without sacrificing judgment.

Ship with intent

I use AI to scaffold patterns, generate tests, debug edge cases, and tighten refactors, then validate the final code with type checks and product behavior.

Keep quality high

The goal is not to outsource design or engineering judgment. It is to move faster while keeping architecture, correctness, maintainability, and user experience in focus.

Experience

Product work with strong frontend and full-stack ownership.

Founding Software Engineer

SightlineOS
2026

AI-native restaurant supply chain software for operators managing inventory risk and purchasing decisions.

  • Improved load times by several seconds on key product workflows through better frontend data fetching and TanStack Query caching and invalidation.
  • Built customer-facing AI supply continuity workflows that helped operators understand inventory risk and recommended next steps.
  • Owned the React and Next.js frontend for a new AI-powered product flow, translating rough product direction into a usable workflow for operators and internal stakeholders.
React Next.js TypeScript TanStack Query Prisma PostgreSQL

Impact: made forecasting and risk output faster to use and much easier for operators to act on.

Senior Software Engineer

NewsBank
2024 — 2026

Greenfield rebuild of research products used by libraries, universities, and institutional customers.

  • Reduced CI/CD build times by about 30% through pipeline tightening, better artifact flow, and more efficient test and Docker release steps.
  • Built GitLab CI/CD flows for testing, linting, code quality, coverage, Docker builds, and release artifacts for the new research platform.
  • Helped build the frontend architecture for flagship research products, using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and server-driven UI patterns to simplify a complex, high-sensitivity workflow.
React Next.js TypeScript RSC GitLab CI Docker

Impact: improved delivery speed and maintainability while keeping a complex institutional research workflow dependable.

Software Engineer

Allera
2024 — 2025

Full-stack SaaS features for a manufacturing and QA platform used by operations and supplier teams.

  • Reduced supplier template setup time from about 15 minutes to 5 minutes by improving repeatable workflows and automation.
  • Improved role-based access workflows and reduced assignment time by about 50%, while also building bulk edit, copy, and PDF export features that saved internal users 2+ hours per week.
  • Built QA reference image tooling and other operational improvements that helped reduce QA time by about 30%.
React TypeScript AWS Amplify GraphQL Lambda

Impact: removed a lot of repetitive operator work and made QA, supplier setup, and approvals much more scalable.

Senior Software Engineer

TMX
2020 — 2023

Product and editorial tooling for newsroom operations and publishing workflows.

  • Led development of the MVP newsroom dashboard and helped build the product foundation for a growing user base.
  • Scaled onboarding, auth, and submission flows to support thousands of users with a simpler experience.
  • Improved user-generated content workflows with a custom uploader, AWS Cognito auth, and streamlined submission tooling.
React AWS Cognito Node Authentication

Selected work

Product features built to make real workflows easier.

AI product 2026

Supply continuity forecasting

Built the first AI-powered continuity workflow for a restaurant supply chain product, turning forecast signals into clear recommendations for operators.

  • Frontend for forecast reasoning and next-step actions
  • Risk visibility across inventory and purchasing decisions
  • React, Next.js, TanStack Query, Prisma, PostgreSQL

Why it mattered: made shipping, inventory, and purchasing guidance feel actionable instead of opaque.

Platform architecture 2024

Search and content platform rebuild

Helped build the greenfield frontend architecture for NewsBank research products, including server-driven UI patterns for filters and user-specific content.

  • React + Next.js frontend architecture
  • Server-driven filtering and personalized content delivery
  • Secure sessions, caching, and readonly server logic

Why it mattered: simplified the client and improved maintainability while keeping sensitive logic in the right place.

Operations tooling 2024

Supplier and QA workflow tools

Built full-stack features for supplier setup, bulk edits, PDF export, and QA reference workflows in a manufacturing platform.

  • TypeScript, GraphQL, AWS Amplify, Lambda
  • RBAC, bulk edit, supplier template tools
  • QA support and operational process improvement

Why it mattered: reduced manual setup and made internal workflows faster for non-technical teams.

Toolbox

Core strengths across product, frontend, and platform work.

Frontend

React Next.js TypeScript JavaScript HTML CSS Sass Tailwind Material UI Accessibility Design systems

Backend & data

Node.js Express PostgreSQL Prisma MongoDB SQL GraphQL REST APIs JWT

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Lambda API Gateway S3 CloudWatch Amplify Vercel CI/CD Git

Testing & quality

Jest Playwright Testing library Type safety Code review Performance Observability

AI workflow

Cursor Claude Code Copilot ChatGPT AI-assisted refactors Test generation Code exploration

Contact

Let’s build something thoughtful.

Open to senior frontend, full-stack, and product engineering roles in NYC, hybrid, or remote settings.

jjcazel@gmail.com