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Solomon Lucas-Thornton

@solomonlucas-thornto

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Software Engineer with 4 years at Disney, building React/TypeScript frontend systems at consumer scale.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a quality-first engineering team where I can modernize shared frontend systems, keep repo standards high with AI/CLI workflows, and ship cross-surface user experiences—web and beyond—using React + TypeScript.

I’m a Software Engineer with 4 years of production experience at The Walt Disney Company, shipping React and TypeScript systems across ESPN and Disney’s multi-brand digital platforms at consumer scale. I specialize in shared component architecture and frontend modernization across multi-brand production codebases.

I’ve driven high-impact TypeScript migration across 2 production repositories, converting JavaScript functions into typed implementations to improve type safety and cross-team consistency. I built 15 reusable React/TypeScript UI components from Disney design specifications, establishing a shared component repository adopted across brand-specific web surfaces and reducing duplicate implementations portfolio-wide.

Quality-first by nature, I leverage AI-assisted and CLI-based workflows to accelerate development while maintaining repository standards and code quality. I translate Figma designs and product requirements into production-ready UI, owning component implementation and page integration from handoff through release.

I also extended the shared component system to an early living-room device platform by implementing pages with React components built for the initiative, expanding shared UI architecture beyond web for the first time. Beyond web, I’ve led end-to-end gameplay development as a Gameplay Programmer Lead/Contractor, delivering core gameplay systems on a tight timeline for indie publishers.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Jul 2022 - Apr 2026 (3 years 9 months)

Drove TypeScript migration across 2 production repositories supporting ESPN and other Disney-owned brand platforms, converting JavaScript to typed implementations to improve type safety and cross-team consistency. Built 15 reusable React/TypeScript UI components and extended the shared component system to an early living-room device platform, translating Figma designs into production-ready pages.

React TypeScript JavaScript UI Components Figma To UI Implementation Code Review Jest Playwright

Gameplay Programmer Lead

Indie Game Academy

Jul 2024 - Oct 2024 (3 months)

Directed end-to-end development of Where the Sun Sets, translating prototype art into a fully playable Unity game while managing programming scope and coordinating a multidisciplinary team. Delivered core gameplay systems within a 1-month window and presented the feature set and gameplay loop to 4 indie publishers.

Unity C#Team Coordination

Software Engineering Intern

The Walt Disney Company

May 2021 - Nov 2021 (6 months)

Shipped player-facing ESPN pages using React in a live, large-scale Agile production environment, navigating multiple codebases to route changes accurately and reduce code review cycles. Developed ESPN’s WNBA Standings Page for the Commissioner's Cup, delivering net-new tournament visibility on a high-traffic national sports platform.

React JavaScript Frontend Development Agile Delivery Multi Codebase Change Management Code Review

Software Engineer Intern

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 (11 months)

Engineered a React-based platform streamlining mentorship workflows for incoming refugees, improving coordinator visibility into participant progress and program coordination. Delivered frontend workflow support to help teams track and manage program status under real-world constraints.

React JavaScript Frontend Engineering Team Collaboration Program Coordination