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ExperienceSep 2016 - Oct 2017

Grape Up

Software Engineer
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An early role that shaped frontend craft through high-quality React delivery, test rigor, and product detail work in a collaborative international environment.

Frontend craft

Grape Up was an important role for frontend discipline. The work demanded pixel-accurate UI implementation, good communication with designers, and attention to interaction detail instead of just getting screens to render.

That foundation still matters in the portfolio today, because the visual and product layer remains a core part of how I engineer.

Engineering rigor

Alongside UI work, I contributed to SDK functionality and built out tests with Jest and Jasmine, aiming at consistently high coverage and dependable behavior.

It was a strong lesson in not separating interface polish from implementation quality.

Exploration work

The role also included experimental work around Canvas and SVG for a yearbook creator, which added a different kind of product thinking: how to turn a more visual interaction space into something reliable and maintainable.

Highlights

  • Built responsive React and Redux interfaces in close collaboration with US-based design teams.
  • Implemented core SDK functionality for a Unified Communication platform in object-oriented JavaScript.
  • Maintained strong testing habits with Jest and Jasmine, targeting high coverage.
  • Contributed R&D work around Canvas and SVG interactions for a yearbook creator product.

Core stack and systems

ReactReduxRedux-SagaJestJasmineCanvas/SVG