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Owen West

@owenwest

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Senior Front-End Engineer specialising in Angular, scalable UI architecture, and testing-first delivery.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior front-end roles where I can lead UI architecture, mentor teams, implement testing-first workflows, and deliver scalable Angular applications with strong CI/CD practices.

I am a Senior Front-End Engineer with 6+ years delivering Angular-based enterprise applications, focused on scalable UI architecture, component-driven design, and testing-first development. I lead front-end delivery, mentor developers, and drive quality through PR review culture and design system governance.

Recently I led front-end development on Angular 18 projects, implemented Jest testing practices, piloted Storybook for component guidance, and recommended performance-focused patterns such as Signals and standalone components. I have built UI component libraries, architected NX monorepos, and driven CI/CD deployments to improve release confidence and onboarding.

My background includes modernising legacy systems with .NET/Angular stacks, improving tenant satisfaction via UX optimisation, and strong exposure to backend APIs and Azure DevOps. I prioritise maintainable, testable interfaces and collaborative delivery that balances UX, performance, and developer experience.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Front-End Engineer

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Unilink

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Led front-end delivery for core Angular 18 modules, implementing secure Requests and Social Affiliation workflows, mentoring juniors and improving release confidence via testing-first practices and CI/CD.

Angular TypeScript Jest Storybook CI CD

Front-End Developer

BestCompanies

Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 (7 months)

Created a UI component library and architected an NX monorepo with CI/CD to deliver a beta SPA for managerial insights, accelerating design implementation and stakeholder demos.

Angular TypeScript Component Libraries CI CD Storybook SPA

Technician

Techbase

Aug 2017 - Aug 2022 (5 years)

Provided technical support and maintenance services from 2017–2022, contributing to operational uptime and customer assistance.

Technical Support Maintenance Customer Support Troubleshooting IT Operations

Business Analyst

Cartrefi

Jun 2020 - Jun 2022 (2 years)

Modernised legacy .NET/Angular systems, owned six front-end sites and improved tenant satisfaction by 62% through component-driven UI improvements and analytics-led UX fixes.

Angular .NET NgRX CI CD UX Analysis Google Analytics Component Driven Development

Web Developer

Knexygen

Apr 2018 - Jun 2020 (2 years 2 months)

Developed web solutions across front-end stacks, contributing to projects from 2018–2020 and supporting delivery and maintenance activities.

Angular TypeScript RxJS REST APIs Testing Git

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Bangor University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

BSc Computer Science with strong performance in software engineering and a dissertation on cryptocurrency prediction using LSTM neural networks (87% dissertation).