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Ava Collins

@avacollins

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Senior software engineer specializing in React, Node, conversational AI, and cloud-native systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a collaborative engineering role building scalable, secure web and AI-driven products with opportunities to mentor, modernize stacks, and optimize performance.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience building and optimizing web and conversational AI experiences using React, Node, TypeScript, and cloud technologies like AWS and GCP. I have driven performance improvements—modernizing legacy stacks, implementing GraphQL, and enhancing observability with Splunk and Datadog—while mentoring engineers and guiding partner integrations.

I deliver scalable, secure systems using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, and have built micro-frontend architectures, mobile React Native templates, and production-ready virtual agent services. I prioritize performant, accessible UIs and collaborative, outcomes-driven engineering to accelerate product impact.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Engineer

Expedia Group

Apr 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Developed and optimized conversational AI experiences and distributed APIs, led security-focused initiatives, and improved system observability to enhance customer interactions and operational performance.

React Node AWS Kubernetes Docker Splunk Datadog

Senior Frontend Engineer

Wildlife Computers

Jul 2022 - Feb 2023 (7 months)

Modernized a legacy .NET/jQuery system to TypeScript/React and migrated REST APIs to GraphQL, improving system performance and database efficiency while mentoring stakeholders on modern web technologies.

TypeScript React GraphQL Apollo Client REST APIs Performance Optimization Mentoring Webpack

React Native Mobile Developer

Porch Group

Oct 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 1 month)

Architected React Native app templates and CI/CD pipelines, integrated native Kotlin and Swift features, and enabled OTA updates to accelerate development and improve app functionality.

React Native Kotlin Swift CI CD Firebase Expo Docker Performance Optimization

Software Developer II

Linden Lab

Jan 2016 - Feb 2020 (4 years 1 month)

Built and maintained micro-frontend architecture and component libraries, developed mobile event streaming and ticketing app, and transitioned UI work into game and VR applications to expand monetization.

React styled components Webpack C++UI UX Component Libraries

Web Engineer

Apollo Education Group

Jun 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 year 4 months)

Led frontend development of an analytics dashboard and improved UX using AngularJS, HTML5, and CSS3, increasing user satisfaction and reducing load times through code optimization and CDN usage.