js-experience.md

Node Experience

SpanishDict.com

• Express.js web application serving 100 million yearly users
  • https://www.spanishdict.com/guide
• Translations microservice using MySql backend
• Render start time optimization
• Elasticsearch + Redis microservice for search query suggestions
• Developed custom markdown syntax and parser enable content team to easily author new language guide articles
  • https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/el-or-la-an-introduction-to-spanish-articles
• Created scripts to pull, clean, and normalize search query data from Mixpanel API (10 million queries)

Conference talks and workshops

• Building command line applications with Node.js
  • JSConf Colombia 2016
• Better JSON through Streams
  • Fullstack London 2016
  • NationJS NodeDay 2016
  • KCDC 2016

Community

• Organizer for NodeDC meetup group (2015-2016)
• Mentor at NodeSchool DC (2015-2016)

React Experience

CircleCI.com

• Integrated new React components into ClojureScript Om architecture
• Ensure high quality components through Jest unit testing and Storybook component system
  • https://circleci.com/design-system/
• Implemented visual regression testing using Percy.io
• Launched Orbs registry app, an explorer of reusable CI configurations, backed by GraphQL and Next.js

SpanishDict.com

• https://www.spanishdict.com/quizzes/41/ser-vs-estar
• Integrated new React architecture and webpack build into existing server rendered pipeline
• Created and styled quiz UI components and interaction logic
• Established single state store using Redux to share state between components
• Added game-like animations to make user experience engaging