Work Experience

As an SDE II at Amazon, I took on a broader scope of engineering work, leading efforts to build and maintain backend services, distributed systems, and operational tools that supported merchandising content at global scale. I transitioned from a front-end specialist to a full-stack and backend engineer, contributing to services that handled millions of requests per day across Amazon's retail platforms.

Key Achievements

• Led engineering efforts on a global merchandising content service, optimizing for scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency, serving millions of customer requests daily
• Developed RESTful APIs and asynchronous services in Java to support dynamic, data-driven customer experiences and integrations with partner teams
• Migrated services and infrastructure to AWS solutions, including Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, and IAM, for improved scalability and maintainability
• Built new business intelligence data pipelines using Apache Spark, closing critical gaps in customer and merchandising metrics
• Enhanced system observability with custom metrics, logging, and real-time performance monitoring, enabling faster detection and resolution of service issues
• Reduced infrastructure costs by 20% through performance analysis, load testing, and architectural optimizations
• Developed automated tooling to identify and resolve high-severity service errors, reducing on-call burdens and improving system reliability
• Created on-call debug features and emergent issue modes to accelerate root cause analysis during production incidents
• Mentored junior engineers and collaborated closely with leadership to provide technical guidance and architectural input

As a Web Development Engineer at Amazon, I specialized in building and enhancing customer-facing web experiences for Amazon Retail. My focus was on developing scalable, performant front-end applications that improved product discovery and merchandising on a global scale.

Key Achievements

• Designed and developed several customer-facing merchandising 'widgets' and content modules, deployed across Amazon's global marketplaces to enhance product discovery
• Collaborated closely with UX designers and product managers to translate high-level requirements into intuitive, responsive web interfaces
• Contributed to the creation and evolution of Amazon's internal front-end component libraries, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and maintainability across experiences
• Implemented accessibility best practices (ARIA, semantic HTML, keyboard navigation) to ensure web experiences met or exceeded WCAG standards
• Led front-end development for merchandising graphics pipelines, enabling dynamic visual content across Amazon's retail pages
• Championed cross-browser and cross-device compatibility, ensuring a consistent and performant experience across diverse user environments
• Increased unit test coverage and implemented front-end metrics and logging for better observability and debugging in production

At REI, I contributed as a front-end and full-stack engineer, primarily focused on building customer-facing and internal applications that supported REI's outdoor programs and digital experiences. This role gave me hands-on experience in an agile, product-driven environment where engineering was closely aligned with design and business strategy.

Key Achievements

• Led front-end development for REI's Outdoor Programs and Adventures booking application, delivering an improved user experience for customers registering for outdoor classes and events
• Worked closely with design teams to implement REI's redesigned component library, ensuring a consistent and accessible design language across the company's web properties
• Participated in the incremental delivery and testing of production features, implementing continuous improvement in performance, usability, and visual polish
• Collaborated across disciplines to enhance monitoring and reliability of customer-facing services
• Improved internal engineering workflows through thoughtful UI development and clear communication with cross-functional teams

At Formidable Labs, I worked as a Staff Engineer, delivering high-quality front-end frameworks and style guides for enterprise clients. This consultancy role emphasized craftsmanship, rapid delivery, and tight collaboration with client teams to build scalable and maintainable UI systems.

Key Achievements

• Delivered custom CSS frameworks and front-end architecture for clients such as Walmart and Ookla, helping standardize and scale their design languages across multiple applications
• Developed componentized, reusable UI patterns that enhanced consistency, accessibility, and developer experience for client engineering teams
• Consulted directly with client stakeholders to translate brand and UX requirements into practical, scalable front-end solutions
• Employed modern web standards and responsive design practices to ensure cross-device compatibility and performance
• Contributed to Formidable's culture of technical excellence, rapid prototyping, and client-focused delivery

As a contract web developer at Amazon, I contributed to the development of new shopping experiences and merchandising systems within the retail organization. This role allowed me to deliver front-end solutions that improved product visibility and provided internal teams with better tools for managing visual merchandising.

Key Achievements

• Led front-end development for a merchandising graphics pipeline, enabling scalable creation and delivery of marketing visuals across Amazon's retail pages
• Designed and implemented a configurable user metrics insights dashboard, providing merchandising teams with clearer visibility into the performance of visual campaigns
• Collaborated with product managers and designers to prototype and build new customer-facing shopping experiences, enhancing product discovery pathways
• Applied best practices in front-end engineering, including performance optimization, responsive design, and maintainability
• Navigated Amazon's large-scale engineering environment as a contractor, delivering production-ready code within tight timelines and evolving requirements