Ben Wright
Verified Expert in Engineering
React Native Developer
London, United Kingdom
Toptal member since October 11, 2019
Ben is an expert at developing full-stack JavaScript apps. He's spent the past five years leading the builds of numerous web and mobile apps and is capable of taking a project from the design stage to launch. Ben excels at creating scalable React/React Native apps.
Portfolio
Experience
- JavaScript - 6 years
- CSS - 6 years
- PHP - 6 years
- WordPress - 5 years
- Mobile App Development - 4 years
- React - 3 years
- React Native - 3 years
- CI/CD Pipelines - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
GitHub, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS
The most amazing...
...product I've coded is an intelligent weight-lifting app. It uses a neural network to predict the performance of the user in each workout.
Work Experience
Full-stack Developer
Bluebox Digital
- Developed an AI-driven weight lifting fitness app to guide users through their workout, providing them with suggestions on how to improve each week.
- Created an app to discover authentic places to eat, drink, and shop—filtered by the things you love, captured by the people you trust.
- Launched multiple React Native apps on the App Store and Google Play Store.
- Developed a custom WordPress plugin to search car registration number plates with DVLA API to give the visitors suggestions for their car tires.
React Native Developer
PrettyLittleThing
- Assisted React Native releases for iOS/Android to a large user base.
- Developed new functionality and maintained existing applications.
- Monitored app performance using tooling and logs.
React Native Developer
Build Circle
- Developed a greenfield React Native app for sneaker reselling.
- Achieved 100% test coverage across the React Native codebase.
- Integrated strict principles of atomic design in React to improve reusability and testability.
React Native Developer
Post Office
- Helped complete a greenfield migration project to React Native app for iOS and Android.
- Improved quality of codebase by incorporating modern React principles.
- Implemented biometrics login to keep users' app secure and easy to log in.
React Native Developer
Pretty Little Thing
- Developed a greenfield marketplace app project for clothing reselling.
- Oversaw the launch process, which saw a large amount of users register in the first few months.
- Created automated CI/CD workflows and made them suitable for a team of developers.
Mobile Developer
My PT Hub
- Kickstarted component and end-to-end testing on the mobile app with the introduction of React Native Testing Library and Detox to reduce bugs.
- Implemented a strategy for converting codebase from JavaScript to TypeScript to improve code quality and reduce bugs.
- Tracked and fixed bugs from the Jira bug board and resolved long-standing code debt issues.
Web Developer
Key Digital
- Led the development of numerous websites for clients, taking a project from the design stage to launch.
- Created easy-to-customize WordPress themes using ACF to make it easy for the client to add new pages to the site.
- Developed a WordPress plugin to be used by IoT devices to grab data with an API using headless WordPress.
- Achieved 90+ PageSpeed insights on the majority of web builds.
- Created a rule-based recurring events plugin to reduce admin on the site and improve page speed.
Cloud Developer
ProvenWorks
- Handled the code migration of an app from Salesforce Classic to Salesforce Lightning.
- Updated an old interface with a new, UX-focused interface using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Participated in company meetings to critique the design of upcoming products.
Experience
PLT Marketplace
recce
I wrote all the code and created an architecture for the initial beta release of the app. It was created using a serverless architecture on GCP and a hybrid mobile app on iOS and Android.
TrackMyLifts
https://trackmylifts.io/WordPress Build for Accent Technologies
Education
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Computer Science
University of Reading - Reading, United Kingdom
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Information Technology
Queen Elizabeth's School - United Kingdom
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, REST APIs, WordPress API, jQuery
Tools
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Jira, Git, Expo, GitHub, Gutenberg Editor
Languages
CSS, Swift, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, Sass, TypeScript
Frameworks
React Native, Redux, Jest
Paradigms
Mobile Development, Agile
Platforms
WordPress, iOS, Android, WooCommerce, Firebase, Algolia, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Salesforce, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Storage
MySQL, Realm, PostgreSQL
Other
Mobile Apps, Full-stack, Site Speed Optimization, Mobile App Development, CI/CD Pipelines, API Integration, Gatsby, Software Development, Computer Science, Strapi
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