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Michael Chen

@michaelchen4

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Senior software engineer specializing in performant, accessible React front-ends.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior frontend/engineering roles where I can lead accessible, high-performance web experiences, mentor teams, and drive technical excellence in cross-functional environments.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years building scalable web applications and browser-integrated features, focused on performance, accessibility, and exceptional user experience.

I specialize in front-end development using React and TypeScript, and I have architected modular design systems, reusable Web Components, and responsive accessible UI components following WCAG guidelines.

My background includes full-stack work with Node.js and Python, cloud deployments on AWS, and building internal tools, dashboards, and customer-facing platforms that improved load times, core web vitals, and developer productivity.

I collaborate closely with UX designers, backend engineers, and product managers, mentor junior engineers, and emphasize testing, CI/CD, and iterative delivery to produce reliable, maintainable software.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Perficient

Oct 2023 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Developed and maintained multiple client-facing React/TypeScript web applications, improving initial load time by 30% through code splitting and lazy loading while achieving 85%+ test coverage for critical features.

React TypeScript Redux Jest React Testing Library styled components Accessibility Performance Optimization

Senior Software Engineer

Lunchbox

Oct 2020 - Sep 2023 (2 years 11 months)

Led frontend development for a customer-facing ordering platform, architecting a modular design system with reusable Web Components and improving core web vitals via bundle and image optimizations.

React TypeScript Web Components GraphQL Cypress CSS Animations A B Testing

Software Engineer

Amazon Web Services

Oct 2017 - Sep 2020 (2 years 11 months)

Built internal React dashboards and shared component libraries for AWS service teams, implemented real-time UI updates and automation scripts that improved deployment and component sync workflows.

React JavaScript Python WebSockets Accessibility Component Libraries Automation

Full Stack Engineer

Advantage AI

Aug 2014 - Sep 2017 (3 years 1 month)

Developed full-stack applications with Node.js and React, built RESTful APIs to integrate AI model outputs, and deployed containerized services to AWS to support scalable production workloads.

Node Express React REST APIs Docker AWS SASS