Aaron LaBrie
Verified Expert in Engineering
Front-end Developer
Austin, TX, United States
Toptal member since January 15, 2022
Aaron is a front-end specialist with ten years of experience as a software engineer building performant and reliable UI. Aaron has led the development of React and Golang applications serving over one million users and built features for an API with over four million users. He has advised engineering teams, taken features from MVP to highly-polished and shippable states, and overhauled legacy UI to improve performance and stability. He works well stakeholders to solve complex challenges.
Portfolio
Experience
- JavaScript - 10 years
- HTML - 10 years
- CSS - 10 years
- Cloud Infrastructure - 8 years
- React - 6 years
- Accessibility - 4 years
- TypeScript - 4 years
- GitHub Actions - 2 years
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Varsity Tutors
- Implemented UI for add-to-cart and checkout flows, reducing friction for eCommerce customers.
- Developed standards for company-wide GitHub Actions usage and led the migration from the legacy CI/CD platform.
- Overhauled legacy UI to improve performance, stability, and ease of development.
Senior Software Engineer
Popdog
- Developed the greenfield front-end of a highly-interactive site designed for streaming video game content.
- Iterated with design and product on taking features from MVP to highly-polished and shippable states.
- Implemented performant, accessible, and localized component libraries. Designed and maintained infrastructure and deployments.
- Collaborated on design and implementation of back-end features and services.
- Led internal engineering summit designed to help reduce knowledge silos between teams.
Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead
Return Path
- Served as lead engineer on a multi-application consumer product initiative. Balanced business needs, product direction, design considerations, and engineering capability.
- Advised engineering teams on technology use and best practices. Mentored and developed skills of team members; interviewed prospective hires.
- Led front-end development of React and Golang applications serving over one million users. Developed features and tools for an API with over four million users.
Project History
Popdog
https://aaronlabrie.com/popdogWe were able to surface content from multiple platforms (Twitch, YouTube, Mixer) and show live and notable content from the days and weeks prior.
I collaborated with a very talented team of designers and engineers on this project and focused on building out the core React UI powered by a robust GraphQL API.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Texas - Austin, Texas, USA
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React
Languages
TypeScript, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Go, GraphQL
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Firebase
Other
Computer Science, GitHub Actions, Cloud Infrastructure, APIs, Accessibility
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