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Forrest Carlton

@forrestcarlton

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Senior Frontend Engineer building scalable React and React Native applications with performance focus.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek frontend or mobile roles where I can build performant, user-focused React/React Native products, collaborate with designers, and drive scalable architecture and CI/CD improvements.

I am a Senior Frontend Engineer with 8+ years building modern, scalable React and React Native applications that prioritize performance and user experience.

I have led end-to-end projects from Figma to production, shipped high‑engagement mobile apps (50K+ users week one), and refactored legacy codebases to TypeScript, improving maintainability and CI/CD efficiency.

My work spans web, mobile, and Web3—integrating APIs, WebSockets, analytics, and real‑time monitoring tools to enhance reliability, SEO, and user engagement.

I collaborate closely with designers and cross‑functional teams to deliver pixel‑perfect, responsive interfaces, optimize performance, and accelerate iteration while maintaining clean, scalable codebases.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Frontend Engineer

Current

Rackner

Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Built an AI-powered sports betting analysis app in React Native and delivered a production-ready responsive web app within one week; implemented WebSocket batch sync and analytics integrations that improved real-time updates and reduced bug resolution time by 40%.

React Native Expo TailwindCSS WebSockets RevenueCat Shadcn Ui Sentry Intercom

Senior Frontend Engineer

Hypelifebrands

Aug 2020 - Oct 2024 (4 years 2 months)

Engineered client-facing React (TypeScript) web applications and a crypto platform with Web3 features; refactored a legacy JS codebase to TypeScript, resolving 200+ lint/type errors and cutting PR review time from 2 days to under 1.

React TypeScript Web3 Tanstack Query SEO CI CD API Integration

Senior Web Engineer

CreativeWebStudio

Jul 2018 - Aug 2020 (2 years 1 month)

Managed full project cycles and introduced responsive design to legacy applications, increasing user engagement by 42% and improving maintainability through CI/CD and Git-based design review processes.

Responsive Design HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript CI CD Git Accessibility Performance Optimization

Frontend Engineer

FedTech

May 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year 2 months)

Updated a legacy company website to a modern React and Bootstrap design within a week, improving user experience by 24% and earned Certified Front-End Developer status after a 300+ hour curriculum.