●&nbsp;OrchestratedtheintegrationofresponsivelayoutsandintuitiveUX/UIelementsusingwebdevelopmenttools like Bootstrap and Sass, enhancing the overall frontend design and user experience on the application. ●&nbsp;EmployedNext.js, React, Redux, and TypeScript to create a front-end application,leveragingAWSAmplifyfor seamless deployment and achieving a 50% reduction in development time while ensuring optimal user experience and scalability. ●&nbsp;DevelopedanddeployedExpress.jsAPIendpointsonAWSBeanstalkwithloadbalancers, leveraging MongoDB Atlas as the database, resulting in a 40% decrease in response time. ●&nbsp;Engineeredend-to-endautomationofapplicationdeploymentsthroughtheimplementationofahighlyefficient DevOps CI/CD pipeline utilizing AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy; achieved 100% success rate, reduced deployment time by 75%, and enhanced overall productivity. ●&nbsp;MigratednameserversfromGoDaddytoAWSRoute53,optimizingDNSrecords,traffic routing,and alias records; ensured seamless website scalability and improved overall system reliability. ●&nbsp;ImplementedprocessautomationandmonitoringserviceslikeRollbartotrackandanalyzesoftwareerrors, resulting in improved overall product stability.&nbsp;

Senior Software Engineer

●&nbsp;Pioneered the front-end architecture and software design, creating a web application using React.js, showcasing a sophisticated table interface, advanced filtering options, and data visualizations powered by MapboxGL. ●&nbsp;Closelycollaboratedwithdesigners, product managers, and backend engineers in product development, achieving a 30% reduction in frontend integration time and ensuring a consistent user experience across all platforms. ●&nbsp;Achieved an outstanding 93% code/test coverage for the dashboard module through robust unit testing using the React testing stack with React testing library and Jest, significantly boosting stability, and performance. ●&nbsp;Led code review process within the team of engineers, fostering knowledge sharing, providing actionable feedback, and ensuring adherence to coding standards; increased code quality and reduced bug count by 40%. ●&nbsp;Championed agile and scrum methodologies, driving planning, standups, and retrospectives; expedited project delivery by 25% and amplified team productivity by 15%. ●&nbsp;Authoredcomprehensivefrontendworkflowexplanations, and technical documentation, leveraging technology to enhance collaboration and code quality; facilitated seamless onboarding for new developers and increased developer productivity by 20%. ●&nbsp;Ledend-to-endapplicationupgradefromlegacyReactversiontothelatest, strategically utilizing npm for dependency management. Oversaw extensive code changes, driving a thorough code refactoring process that significantly improved code maintainability by 15%. ●&nbsp;Engaged both technical and non-technical stakeholders for data collection, gathering requirements, issue resolution, and project management, ensuring a 100% satisfaction rating by consistently updating on business logic and resolving concerns.&nbsp;

Senior Frontend Engineer

Implemented a visually stunning redesign of the story search page leveraging Algolia's robust search capabilities, resulting in a significant ~30% increase in monthly page views. Revamped landing and listing pages for the YourStory TV feature, driving a ~50% increase in organic search traffic and a ~25% rise in conversion rates, leading to significant revenue growth.

Software Development Engineer

Senior front-end engineer with over 6 years of experience, with a specialization in React and its ecosystem. Proven ability to design, develop, and implement scalable, reliable, and secure solutions from concept to deployment.

Roger Jacob

English (British)

Front-end engineer with 6+ years of experience and specializing in React and Amazon Web Services infrastructure.

Roger Jacob

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