Emerson G.
Senior Frontend Engineer
emerson.g@email.com | (555) 000-0000 | Berlin
Professional Summary
Senior Frontend Engineer with over 8 years of experience building high-performance web applications in React and Next.js. I specialise in architecting scalable frontend systems, improving code quality, and optimising user experiences for B2B SaaS platforms. Currently leading a team at Rippling to deliver secure, reliable HR infrastructure across multiple markets.
Skills
  • React
  • Javascript
  • Ci/Cd
  • Next.Js
  • Node.Js
  • Mysql
  • Agile
  • GIT
  • Typescript
  • Graphql
Experience
Senior Frontend Engineer — Rippling
Berlin | Jan 2021 – Present
  • Architected React components serving 250k+ monthly active users with a sub-100ms average load time.
  • Improved test coverage from 70% to 95% by introducing Jest/Testing Library and enforcing CI gates.
  • Migrated microfrontend architecture from single-page app to distributed Next.js services with independent deployments.
  • Mentored 5 junior engineers through pair programming and code review, boosting team velocity by 30%.
  • Optimised GraphQL query performance, reducing payload sizes by 40% without sacrificing readability.
Frontend Engineer — Airwallex
San Francisco | Jan 2018 – Dec 2021
  • Shipped mobile-optimised dashboards that increased monthly transaction volume to $2B across 4 countries.
  • Implemented real-time payment status updates using WebSockets, lifting customer satisfaction scores by 20%.
  • Led accessibility initiatives that secured AA compliance for all public-facing interfaces.
  • Reduced bundle size by 50% via code-splitting and aggressive tree-shaking strategies.
  • Collaborated with backend teams to design GraphQL APIs serving 500 requests/second.
Senior Frontend Engineer — Delivery Hero
San Francisco | Jan 2015 – Dec 2018
  • Redesigned consumer ordering platform that handled 10M+ monthly orders while maintaining 99.9% uptime.
  • Spearheaded move from AngularJS to React, training teams on React best practices and Redux patterns.
  • Implemented feature flagging and A/B testing pipelines to validate conversion experiments in real time.
  • Optimised delivery route visualisations to load 3x faster, reducing cart abandonment in urban markets.
  • Established onboarding workshops that improved new hire ramp time from 3 months to 6 weeks.
Education
B.S. Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON | Graduated 2011
Certifications
  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate
  • Scrum Master Certified (SMC)
Languages
English, German