One that provides flexibility, is challenging, and helps me grow my skills.
Jessica Draper
@jessicadraper
Fullstack Developer | 9+ Years | Building fast, scalable, and user-friendly web applications.
What I'm looking for
I’m a dedicated software developer driven by curiosity, hard work, and determination. I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and am always striving to learn and grow in my career.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Responsible for design and development of user interfaces for bond trading platform.
Senior Software Engineer
Atlantic Casuality Insurance
Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Responsible for creating new features and implementing architectural changes for applications related to quoting and policy issuance. Spearheaded best practices in software engineering, including testing and Gitflow adoption, resulting in streamlined processes and reduced ticket handling time.
Full Stack Developer
The Bank of London
Nov 2021 - May 2024 (2 years 6 months)
Contributed to the corporate website and customer onboarding experience using React, Redux, and TypeScript. Developed the Payments application UI and maintained API endpoints, ensuring quality product launches and conducting automated testing.
Full Stack Developer II
Vanguard
Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year)
Collaborated with project owners in an agile environment to deliver functionality using Angular 7+ and TypeScript. Created documentation, trained entry-level developers, and implemented best practices in software development.
Full Stack Developer
Discovery Education
Aug 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 3 months)
Developed a dashboard UI using Angular 14+ and TypeScript, created APIs with C# and Postgres, and provisioned resources in Azure. Led project planning and assisted junior developers while ensuring modern coding standards.
Full Stack Developer I
Vanguard
Sep 2018 - Aug 2019 (11 months)
Developed a prerelease application for the UK market using Angular 7/8/9 and TypeScript. Suggested code improvements and collaborated with product owners and UI designers to create technical requirements and maintain a UI components library.
Systems Engineer (Contractor)
Ally Financial
Jan 2018 - Sep 2018 (8 months)
Worked with Configuration and Asset Discovery Teams to enhance the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) in ServiceNow. Developed solutions to eliminate errors and performed system integrations using REST APIs.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Open Yield Inc.
May 2025 - Present (6 months)
Solely owned front-end development and UI/UX design for a trading platform, building core features (watchlists, RFQ/RFO flows, bulk order uploads) using React, Next.js, Rust and PostgreSQL to deliver scalable trading workflows.
Senior Software Engineer
Atlantic Casualty Insurance
Jul 2024 - May 2025 (10 months)
Developed quoting and policy issuance features and led engineering best-practice adoption (Gitflow, Cypress, Jest), improving ticket efficiency and reducing rework by 25% through process and tooling changes.
Systems Engineer
Ally Financial
Jan 2018 - Sep 2018 (8 months)
Collaborated with Configuration and Asset Discovery teams to improve CMDB accuracy in ServiceNow via integrations and processes, reducing duplicates and driving user adoption through education.
Systems Analyst/Programmer
Novant Health
Jul 2016 - Jan 2018 (1 year 6 months)
Customized ServiceNow Service Portal and developed server-side scripts and integrations (MySQL, SOAP) to meet client requirements and streamline forms and workflows for the Jakarta upgrade.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science - Software Engineering
2016 - 2016
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science with a concentration in Software Engineering and a minor in Technical Writing at UNC Charlotte in 2016.
UNC Charlotte
Bachelor of Arts , Computer Science
2011 - 2016
Specialized in Software Engineering
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Postman
Splunk
GitHub
Bitbucket
GitHub Actions
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Node.js
Next.js
NestJS
Tailwind CSS
Bootstrap
Material Design for Bootstrap
Figma
Azure DevOps
Jira
Angular Material
Angular 2
Cypress
React
AngularJS
JavaScript
HTML5
CSS 3
XML
SLF4J
ExpressJS
pnpm
GraphQL
TypeScript
Cucumber
React Testing Library
Git
boot2docker
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
npm
ServiceNow
Nx
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Social media
Job categories
Skills
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