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Full-stack Web Developer
Texas City, TX, United States
Toptal member since July 26, 2022
Bio
Taylor is a senior full-stack web developer with over 10 years of experience developing various web applications and websites for multiple clients. He has begun his development career in the industry and has worked in diverse environments, from large teams with established products to smaller startups in the early stages of development. Taylor transitioned to working as a freelance web developer about eight years ago and now works with multiple clients and teams on various exciting projects.
Portfolio
Resolved Software
TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Docker, Google Cloud, PHP, CSS, Sass...
UnifyGTM
JavaScript, React, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Fastify, Vercel, Amazon RDS...
Smithey Ironware Company LLC
Shopify, JavaScript, Vue 3, Alpine.js, Liquid, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript...
Experience
- JavaScript - 12 years
- Git - 12 years
- Ruby on Rails (RoR) - 12 years
- Node.js - 10 years
- React - 6 years
- Docker - 3 years
- TypeScript - 3 years
- Tailwind CSS - 2 years
Preferred Environment
TypeScript, React, Node.js, Ruby on Rails (RoR), HTML, Java, PHP, Docker, Git, Linux
The most amazing...
...thing I've worked on as a developer is a tool that enabled a pastor to rapidly publish his doctrinal commentaries on the word of God as web pages.
Work Experience
Owner | Senior Full-stack Developer
2014 - PRESENT
Resolved Software
- Developed a Ruby on Rails website for a local sawmill with a custom pricing calculator that estimates the cost of lumber orders, which can be found here: Customcutlumbermill.com/pricing/estimate_requests/new.
- Built multiple small websites for clients using React and a custom Storyblok React library using GraphQL.
- Created a Cloudflare worker that enables single-page applications (SPAs) on the Cloudflare platform to output different Open Graph meta tags for individual pages, allowing social media website crawlers to generate rich and unique previews.
- Developed a proprietary .docx to HTML transformer in Ruby that generates textually and stylistically responsive HTML pages from Microsoft Word documents.
- Built various custom React utility hooks for reuse over different projects to speed up development and reduce boilerplate.
- Developed reusable React Tailwind UI components to speed up the development of React SPAs and websites.
- Created a TypeScript and React audio player embedded in a Ruby on Rails website to allow users to add and play music from the website while browsing it.
- Developed various Ruby on Rails applications of differing complexity and scale for multiple clients.
- Worked with a client to integrate their pricing calculator APIs with a Google Spreadsheet using Google Apps Scripts to perform automatic synchronization from the spreadsheet to their pricing database.
Technologies: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Docker, Google Cloud, PHP, CSS, Sass, Jest, Mocha, Tailwind CSS, Elasticsearch, Material UI, Express.js, HTML5, Haml, GitHub, Git, Heroku, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux, Cloudflare, Serverless Framework, Shopify Plus, Vue 2, jQuery, GraphQL, Shopify, Polaris Software Integrity Platform, Amazon EC2, APIs, Unit Testing, SCSS, RTL, Web Development, Software Architecture, API Integration, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), OAuth, Webhooks, Front-end, Full-stack, SQL, Back-end, Ruby, Code Auditing, Architecture, Software Design, Agile, Estimations, Slim, Full-stack Development, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Yarn, eCommerce, Shopify Storefront API, Google Analytics, REST APIs, Integration, WebSockets, Vue, RESTFul APIs, Supabase, QR Codes, Mobile First, Shopify Liquid, Theme Development, Headless CMS, CI/CD Pipelines, Redis, Knex.js, Google Maps API, UI Components, Storyblok, Tailwind UI, Databases, SMS, Google Sheets, OpenAI API, Code Refactoring, Debugging, Large Language Models (LLMs), GitHub Actions, Responsive Development, Scroll Animations, Google API, Google Apps Script, Bug Fixes, Railway, Cursor AI, REST API Architecture, Row-level Security (RLS)
Senior Full-stack Developer
2026 - 2026
UnifyGTM
- Owned the development of various internal and user-facing mailbox provisioning features.
- Replaced scheduled email forwarding sync with a more reliable, operator-controlled sync path, including support for a third-party mailbox vendor.
- Shipped numerous user-facing and internal tools for mailbox warm-up visibility and configuration.
- Fixed various UI and back-end bugs related to mailbox management and provisioning.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Fastify, Vercel, Amazon RDS, Cursor AI, Temporal Cloud
Shopify Developer
2025 - 2025
Smithey Ironware Company LLC
- Revamped a struggling custom engraving Shopify solution to be more robust and support product bundles.
- Integrated Shopify bundles using modern Shopify APIs such as Cart Transforms and product bundles.
- Developed a custom Shopify application for the client using Vue 3 and Tailwind CSS to manage custom bundles.
- Translated various Figma designs to responsive Shopify collection/PDP templates.
Technologies: Shopify, JavaScript, Vue 3, Alpine.js, Liquid, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Shopify Plus, Shopify Theme, GraphQL, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Ruby on Rails and Shopify API Back-end Developer
2024 - 2025
Self-employed
- Collaborated closely with the client to understand the current system and implemented numerous bug fixes and improvements to a legacy Rails application.
- Implemented best practices for version control, application environments, and CI/CD tools, which were non-existent before joining.
- Implemented modern front-end web development practices and tooling, including adding Vite, Inertia, and Vue 3.
- Provided counsel and refactored a significant portion of the application logic from a very complex and undocumented codebase without previous developer support.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails (RoR), Shopify API, PHP, Shopify, Vue, HTML, Bootstrap, Heroku, PostgreSQL, Heroku Add-ons, Vite, Vue 3, REST APIs, Integration, WebSockets, RESTFul APIs, Data Migration, Mobile First, Shopify Liquid, CI/CD Pipelines, Google Maps API, UI Components, Databases, Code Refactoring, Debugging, GitHub Actions, Responsive Development, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Rails React Engineer
2023 - 2025
MAP Digital, Inc.
- Worked with a medium-sized team improving a decade-old legacy Rails application, including major bug fixes, features, and other enhancements.
- Spearheaded a major UI and front-end tooling refresh, including integrating Vite, TailwindCSS, and modern React practices into the existing Rails application.
- Participated in weekly product retrospective meetings, including meetings with internal stakeholders to understand needs.
- Authored and reviewed pull requests on GitHub with 3-4 other developers, including changesets for both front-end and back-end parts of the application.
- Provided real-time event support for a Fortune 100 enterprise-level client, including debugging live issues and implementing fixes.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails (RoR), Full-stack, Back-end, Git, MySQL, Ruby, React, jQuery, Vanilla JS, Amazon EC2, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Vite, Tailwind CSS, REST APIs, Integration, WebSockets, RESTFul APIs, QR Codes, Mobile First, Microsites, CI/CD Pipelines, UI Components, Databases, Code Refactoring, Debugging, GitHub Actions, Responsive Development, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Developer
2023 - 2023
Coffee Factory Ltd.
- Designed and developed a Shopify application that manages the client's bulk coffee inventory and product subscriptions, including automatic inventory synchronization/reconciliation, custom subscription fulfillment plans, and report generation.
- Designed a custom reconciliation algorithm between Shopify's discrete inventory and the client's inventory batches, taking into consideration changes via orders, draft orders, and custom manual adjustments.
- Developed a custom system for generating dynamic fulfillments for pre-paid Shopify subscriptions from a pre-defined set of specific products based on the client's specific stock selection priority guidelines.
- Designed and implemented all aspects of the application, including the deployment strategy, API, and front-end logic.
- Utilized modern web development frameworks and practices, such as deploying the application in an autoscaling, serverless edge environment with managed autoscaling databases, to enable more efficient scaling and reduce costs.
Technologies: Shopify, JavaScript, Shopify API, CSS, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Qwik, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Vercel, TypeScript, Prisma, Kysely, Tailwind CSS, JSX, Vite, Custom Shopify Apps, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Yarn, eCommerce, Integration, RESTFul APIs, Mobile First, UI Components, Databases, Code Refactoring, Debugging, GitHub Actions, Responsive Development, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Ruby on Rails Developer
2022 - 2023
Narrative Nation Inc
- Implemented API versioning with backward compatibility for existing mobile clients for the Ruby on Rails API.
- Architected and implemented the V2 API that integrated Storyblok as a third-party CMS solution to manage survey questions, which enabled the client to support internationalization, A/B testing, and reliable management of their survey questions.
- Implemented dynamic translation of over 40k existing review questions and responses, including new ones, using various 3rd-party translation services, allowing clients to view others' reviews localized to their language.
- Implemented algorithms for supporting the creation and versioning of review questions from the third-party CMS, which required polymorphic handling/validation of various types of question responses (e.g., date, rating, free-text, yes/no responses).
- Managed the back-end operations of the project's API servers using Heroku with Heroku Pipelines and GitHub Workflows and moved the application towards more efficient CI/CD practices.
- Wrote comprehensive unit tests for a relatively untested codebase for new features/functionality using RSpec, Factorybot, and other testing frameworks.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails (RoR), PostgreSQL, Heroku, Elasticsearch, Docker Compose, Agile, i18n, RSpec, Unit Testing, Postman, REST APIs, Full-stack Development, Integration, RESTFul APIs, Mobile First, Redis, UI Components, Databases, Code Refactoring, Debugging, GitHub Actions, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Senior Full-stack Developer
2022 - 2022
Framework Labs
- Developed a Shopify application using Next.js and TypeScript, AWS, deployed on the Vercel Serverless platform, implementing both the application's API on the back end and the front-end React application using Shopify's Polaris component system.
- Utilized Shopify-compliant Polaris component and design system according to recommended best practices.
- Implemented functionality to access theme resources from GitHub Releases using the Octokit Github REST API.
Technologies: React, Node.js, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Shopify, Polaris Software Integrity Platform, Next.js, GitHub API, GitHub, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), AWS IAM, Amazon RDS, PostgreSQL, Prisma, TypeScript, Full-stack, SQL, Back-end, Code Auditing, Architecture, Software Design, Leadership, Agile, Estimations, Full-stack Development, Tailwind CSS, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Yarn, eCommerce, Integration, RESTFul APIs, Mobile First, UI Components, Databases, Code Refactoring, Debugging, Responsive Development, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Software Contractor
2020 - 2020
Optimize.Ad
- Refactored and rewrote the existing Node.js and Express.js API to use more modular and modern Express.js frameworks and TypeScript instead of JavaScript.
- Added new, complex functionality to the API that extended the current application's capabilities.
- Wrote multiple custom TypeScript utilities and decorators with type-safe implementations for permission checking or access control, data serialization, and more.
- Worked on their React front end to add new UI components that utilized the new API functionality.
- Deployed their application on the Google Cloud Platform using Docker, Cloud Build, Cloud Compute, Cloud SQL, and other services.
Technologies: Node.js, Google Cloud, Express.js, React, Redux, TypeScript, JavaScript, Docker, Docker Compose, Facebook Ads API, Outbrain, Yahoo Ads, APIs, Unit Testing, Web Development, Software Architecture, API Integration, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Front-end, Full-stack, SQL, Back-end, Code Auditing, Architecture, Software Design, Leadership, Agile, Estimations, Full-stack Development, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Yarn, REST APIs, Integration, RESTFul APIs, Mobile First, UI Components, Databases, Code Refactoring, Debugging, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Software Contractor
2019 - 2020
Lucid
- Refactored an existing Shopify checkout extension that incorporated a shipping calendar into the checkout experience of a very popular online flower shop.
- Expanded their Shopify check-out shipping calendar extension to support multiple shipping services. This included designing a modular system using modern JavaScript practices and syntax to perform complex algorithmic checks for shipping availability.
- Worked directly with a project manager and clients to meet specific requirements and deadlines during high-traffic seasons and times for their Shopify stores.
- Wrote complex Liquid templates for different stores to support unique and challenging requirements.
- Worked on a Shopify app that enabled users to install custom themes. This involved working on a Ruby on Rails codebase that used the Shopify Ruby API integration and front-end work with vanilla JavaScript and jQuery.
Technologies: ECMAScript (ES6), Mocha, HTML, CSS, Liquid, Shopify Plus, Shopify API, Shopify Theme, Shopify, Shopify Customizations, Ruby on Rails API, APIs, Unit Testing, Web Development, API Integration, Front-end, Full-stack, Back-end, Ruby, Architecture, Software Design, Agile, Estimations, Full-stack Development, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), eCommerce, Integration, Vue, RESTFul APIs, Mobile First, Shopify Liquid, UI Components, Code Refactoring, Debugging, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Software Engineer
2013 - 2013
CloudMine
- Wrote a payment API for the platform that allowed users to run JavaScript snippets, i.e., functions, in a secure environment and accept or perform payments in a secure and provider-agnostic fashion.
- Worked alongside the CTO to develop a small AngularJS application for estimating healthcare costs for various government-sponsored healthcare plans.
- Collaborated with a small team to port a jQuery mobile application to AngularJS.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, CoffeeScript, AngularJS, APIs, Unit Testing, Web Development, Software Architecture, API Integration, Front-end, CSS, Full-stack, Back-end, Architecture, Software Design, Leadership, Agile, Code Review, Full-stack Development, Payment Gateways, MongoDB, REST APIs, Integration, RESTFul APIs, Databases, Code Refactoring, Debugging, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Software Engineering Intern
2012 - 2012
- Developed an internal testing tool for the Gmail team using Java Swing for a then-unreleased Google product that implemented innovative model–view–viewmodel (MVVM) principles.
- Wrote a custom search query lexer and parser for a new Gmail product that was under development.
- Received a full-time job offer from the Gmail team for my work this season.
Technologies: Java, GWT, Front-end, Full-stack, Back-end, Architecture, Software Design, Algorithms, Agile, Code Review, Full-stack Development, Code Refactoring, Debugging, Bug Fixes, REST API Architecture
Software Engineering Intern
2012 - 2012
- Developed an internal testing tool for the Gmail team using Java Swing a then-unreleased Google product that implemented MVVM principles before React existed!
- Wrote a custom search query lexer and parser for the new Gmail product that was under development.
- Received a full-time job offer from the Gmail team for my work in this season.
Technologies: Java, GWT, Front-end, Full-stack, Back-end, Architecture, Software Design, Algorithms, Agile, Code Review, Full-stack Development, User Interface (UI), Code Refactoring, Debugging, Bug Fixes
Software Engineering Intern
2011 - 2011
- Developed a small web component that would allow users of Google Translate's web application to highlight translated text and submit alternative translations.
- Built a small CSS lexer and parser to take existing CSS style sheets and add inline styles into DOM elements.
- Created a web component that is still used today on many websites around the world.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Google Closure, Front-end, Full-stack, Back-end, Architecture, Software Design, Algorithms, Agile, Code Review, Full-stack Development, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Code Refactoring, Debugging, Bug Fixes
Software Engineering Intern
2010 - 2010
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Developed and enhanced an existing Python UI to model and simulate lunar rover dynamics.
- Created a new UI using C++ to allow the JPL DARTS laboratory to demonstrate their complex lunar rover simulation and modeling framework.
- Created a simple Python UI used during the Mars Spirit rover mission, which received a stream of data in real time and rendered UI components to display those data graphically.
Technologies: Python, C++, Software Design, Agile, Code Review, Full-stack Development, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Code Refactoring, Debugging, Bug Fixes
Experience
Hymns of the Last Days
https://hymnsofthelastdays.comA Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, and React application that I have developed for hosting songs, hymns, and spiritual songs. This application has a custom CMS on the back end for uploading and managing songs, topics, contributors, and other data.
I have developed a TypeScript and React audio player that allows users to add songs from a website to a playlist to play in the browser. Also, I have integrated and set up an Elasticsearch instance and relevant libraries to support indexing and searching songs by title, lyrics, etc. Finally, I have developed and created the website's theme using Semantic UI.
I have developed a TypeScript and React audio player that allows users to add songs from a website to a playlist to play in the browser. Also, I have integrated and set up an Elasticsearch instance and relevant libraries to support indexing and searching songs by title, lyrics, etc. Finally, I have developed and created the website's theme using Semantic UI.
Custom Cut Lumber Mill
https://customcutlumbermill.comA Ruby on Rails application developed for a local sawmill, where I was the only full-stack developer for this website and also the UI and graphics designer; and I have helped the sawmill generate many more potential clients and sales by successfully developing a pricing calculator that customers can use on the website to estimate their costs. Also, I have developed a completely custom CMS and eCommerce solution for this project, but it has never been deployed for logistical reasons.
Harvest Essentials
A website built using Next.js, React (TypeScript), and Tailwind CSS for a company that distills and distributes essential oils located in Africa. I am in the process of redesigning their existing website to a more modern look and integrating different marketing and sales-related integrations to track conversions. The website is currently a work in progress.
Education
2009 - 2013
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Villanova University - Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States
Certifications
MAY 2022 - PRESENT
JavaScript Front-end Development
An Online Freelance Agency
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, Shopify API, REST APIs, Vue, jQuery, Liquid, Shopify Storefront API, Google Maps API, Google Closure, Vue 2, Facebook Ads API, Ruby on Rails API, GitHub API, Google Analytics API, Vue 3, OpenAI API, Google API
Tools
Apache, FileZilla, Git, Mocha, GitHub, Shopify Plus, Docker Compose, NGINX, Webpack, Photoshop CC, AWS IAM, Prisma, RSpec, Postman, JSX, Google Analytics, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Knex.js, Google Sheets
Languages
TypeScript, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Sass, HTML5, Haml, ECMAScript (ES6), SCSS, Ruby, Shopify Liquid, Java, PHP, GraphQL, SQL, Lisp, C, Python, C++, CoffeeScript, Google Apps Script
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Tailwind CSS, Express.js, Next.js, Slim, Yarn, Jest, Serverless Framework, GWT, AngularJS, Material UI, Redux, Qwik, Bootstrap, Vanilla JS, Alpine.js, Fastify
Paradigms
Agile, Code Refactoring, Responsive Development, REST API Architecture, Compiler Design, Unit Testing
Platforms
Shopify, Storyblok, Docker, Linux, Heroku, Polaris Software Integrity Platform, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Vercel, Amazon EC2, Temporal Cloud
Storage
PostgreSQL, Databases, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, Google Cloud, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MongoDB
Other
Algorithms, APIs, Web Development, API Integration, Front-end, Full-stack, Back-end, Architecture, Software Design, Code Review, Full-stack Development, eCommerce, Integration, RESTFul APIs, Data Migration, Supabase, QR Codes, Mobile First, Headless CMS, UI Components, Tailwind UI, Debugging, Bug Fixes, Row-level Security (RLS), Parsers, Data Structures, Cloudflare, Shopify Theme, Software Architecture, OAuth, Webhooks, Code Auditing, Leadership, Estimations, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), WebSockets, Microsites, Theme Development, CI/CD Pipelines, SMS, GitHub Actions, Scroll Animations, Railway, Cursor AI, Graph Theory, Artificial Intelligence (AI), iOS App Design, Android App Design, Outbrain, Yahoo Ads, Responsive UI, Semantic UI, Shopify Customizations, RTL, Amazon RDS, i18n, Instant Messaging, Payment Gateways, Kysely, Vite, Custom Shopify Apps, Heroku Add-ons, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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