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James
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Front-end developer
London
Fixed term, Freelance, Permanent contract
100% Remote work
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About
James
JavaScript engineer with passion for UX and Web3
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Professional experiences
11 years of experience as Front-end developer (or similar)
Full-Stack Software Developer (Contract)
Vertical AerospaceDec 2022 - Apr 2024 · 1 year 4 months

Digital Systems for Flight, Test and Automation.

Full-Stack Engineer
Emrit - RemoteMar 2022 - Jul 2022 · 4 months

Emrit CoolSpots™ earn HNT cryptocurrency by deploying an internet signal
(LoRa) that powers the Helium network, the world's first decentralized IoT
network enabling smart devices, homes, businesses, and cities.

Full-Stack Developer (Contract)
PA ConsultingAug 2021 - Mar 2022 · 7 months

Pret a Manger Coffee Subscription (160k/MaU, £3m/MRR)

  • Key developer delivering the new Coffee Subscription Gifting proposition
  • Developed new user account features for Pret Perks proposition
  • Full-stack development in Next.js, React.js, Node.js
  • Serverless development on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Continuous integration and continuous delivery
Full-Stack Developer (Contract)
GoRankJul 2020 - May 2021 · 10 months

GoRank search engine optimisation (SEO) business-to-business (B2B)
software as a service (SaaS)

  • Developed an asynchronous rate limiter for third-party API requests using
    AWS SAM, SQS and Lambda
  • Enabled single sign-on (SSO) for customers by creating a JWT-based
    authorisation API
  • Increased scalability and resilience of business-critical architecture
  • Full-stack development in MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js (MERN)
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  • Continuous integration and continuous delivery
  • Mobile-first user interface (UI) development
Full-Stack Developer (Contract)
University of Bristol - BristolJul 2019 - Jan 2020 · 6 months

Staff Web Profiles. Creation of a bespoke Gatsby-powered site generator
that provides mobile-first, public-facing web profiles which allow university
academics and researchers to showcase their expertise, research pieces, and
interests.

  • Provided accessibility knowledge to ensure WCAG AA standard compliance
  • Provided user experience (UX) design knowledge
  • Assisted team with Agile processes
  • Developed custom mobile-first, highly accessible UI component library
  • Test-driven development (TDD) with Jest
Senior Front-End Developer (Contract)
Prophecy Unlimited - BristolFeb 2020 - Mar 2020 · 1 month

BMW Group UK retailer websites

  • AngularJS and Angular 2.0+ development
  • Provided accessibility knowledge
  • Addressed technical, accessibility and usability bugs
Full-Stack Engineer
PWR SoftwareJun 2019 - today · 5 years 6 months

United Kingdom
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Value-driven web development and design consultancy for organisations in
a variety of industries. Clients include agencies, universities, start-ups and
fashion businesses.

UI Software Engineer
NatWest Group - BristolSep 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 year 6 months

Developing JavaScript UI for the UK’s largest corporate and private banking
web application.

  • Drove mobile adoption among customers by spearheading the responsive
    redesign of the product
  • Nominated Team Accessibility Champion/Project Accessibility Champion
  • Completed BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile and RBS Scrum Master
    course
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  • Test-driven development (TDD) with Jest and Enzyme
  • Agile environment using Scrum with Kanban
  • React/Redux architecture
Lead UI Developer
Olice Ltd - BristolSep 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 year

Guiding both the design and development teams in matters of UX throughout
the project lifecycle, as well as designing, prototyping, and developing HTML5
applications, with and without JavaScript frameworks.

  • Bespoke e-learning solutions, e-details, mobile applications, and websites
  • Largest clients include well-known restaurant chains and pharmaceutical
    giants
  • Mentoring junior members of the team and involved in developer hiring
    process
  • Product ownership and client-facing
  • Developed custom mobile-first, highly accessible, configuration-driven UI
    component library
  • Front-end development of HTML5/JS applications (jQuery, Angular, React,
    ES6+)
  • User research, usability studies, wireframing and prototyping
  • SASS-driven CSS, using mobile-first/elastic design (BEM, SMACSS)
  • Back-end development with NodeJS (Express, MongoDB)
  • UI design in Illustrator/Experience Design
  • Web accessibility using WCAG/WAI
Digital Designer and Developer
- JS/SVG animation (GSAP), Adobe Animate - BristolJul 2013 - Sep 2016 · 3 years 2 months

Front-end development, animation and digital/UX design.

  • Illustration/visual design, storyboarding, prototyping
  • Animations (JavaScript [GSAP], Flash)
  • CSS3 using SCSS
  • User-centred UI design approaches
  • Semantic HTML5
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  • Progressive enhancement (through mobile-first design philosophy)
  • Build systems and working processes, utilising task runners such as Gulp/
    Grunt
  • Project management methodology research
  • Performed role as part of placement year for bachelor's degree’s Professional
    Experience module
Schools
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Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
GCSE
University of the West of England
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons, Digital Media
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
A Levels, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths, Biology, Critical Thinking
Technologies
Skills
Interested by...Web3, Solidity
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
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