Software Development Engineer
2015 - 2017Amazon- Maintained and improved an in-house front-end framework to maximize developer productivity and minimize latency on over 94% of Amazon.com retail website page views. Brought the four-year-old framework up to WCAG AA accessibility standards while reducing the overall file size.
- Architected a custom isomorphic front-end platform and API controller for Amazon Prime Now using React/Redux on the client and SpringMVC on the server. The platform was designed to be highly configurable and usable by developers with little to no front-end/JavaScript experience.
- Contributed to the Amazon retail app, Prime Now app, FireTV, and numerous other cross-discipline platforms and internal tools at Amazon.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, Ruby, Java, PythonWeb Developer
2012 - 2014Unitrends, Inc.- Developed a web UI for virtual machine backup software using Python and Django.
- Built a custom JavaScript framework supporting the development of modular UI components with tight jQuery UI integration.
- Contributed to visual design and mockups for two major versions.
- Extended Django's form system to handle infinitely-nested inline forms and support dynamic creation of said forms on the client.
- Scaled multiple rich UI components to handle datasets in the tens of thousands with rich, complex controls and business logic.
Technologies: Python, Django, jQuery, JavaScriptInteractive Media Manager
2007 - 2011Peak Resorts- Took sole responsibility for the design and development of marketing sites and internal tools.
- Coordinated with marketing teams to produce feature-rich information sites for a number of brands.
- Contributed to marketing efforts including copy writing, ad and billboard design, and campaign management.
- Created internal communication and media management tools to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices.
- Created custom webcam software that helped reduce bandwidth and support more concurrent users.
Technologies: PHP, Python, CSS, JavaScript
Jason Jones
JavaScript Developer in East Stroudsburg, PA, United States
Member since September 17, 2014
Jason is a full-stack developer with a keen eye for design and over a dozen years' experience. As a self-taught developer, his M.O. has always been to figure out the skills he needs to solve the challenges put before him and to meet them head-on, and he has never met a challenge he couldn't overcome. He does not miss deadlines, and he leaves a trail of happy clients and managers in his wake.
Jason is now available for hire
Portfolio
- AmazonJavaScript, CSS, Ruby, Java, Python
- Unitrends, Inc.Python, Django, jQuery, JavaScript
- Peak ResortsPHP, Python, CSS, JavaScript
Experience
- UX Design, 12 years
- JavaScript, 10 years
- Python, 6 years
- Django, 5 years
- CSS3, 4 years
- Backbone.js, 3 years
- Less, 3 years
- PostgreSQL, 2 years
Availability
Full-time
Preferred Environment
Windows, OS X, Ubuntu, Sublime Text 2
The most amazing...
...thing I've done recently is scale a UI to handle thousands of complex components at once.
Employment
Experience
- Unitrends Virtual Backup (Development)
UVB is virtual machine backup and replication software that empowers system administrators to manage and protect their entire virtual environment with one easy-to-use web interface.
Skills
Languages
Sass, CSS3, CSS, Less, JavaScript, SQL, Python, ActionScript 3, HaXe, C#Frameworks
Redux, Django REST Framework, Django, AngularJS, Knockout.js, FlaskLibraries/APIs
React, jQuery UI, jQuery, NW.js, Node.js, Selenium WebDriver, Tastypie, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, Moment.jsTools
Adobe Creative Suite, Sublime Text 3, Sublime Text 2, CasperJS, Git, Subversion (SVN), Visual Studio, FlashParadigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), UX Design, Object-oriented Design (OOD), UI Design, Asynchronous ProgrammingPlatforms
Windows, Mac OS, LinuxOther
Documentation, WritingStorage
SQLite, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL
Education
- Undergraduate coursework towards a degree in English and Professional Writing2002 - 2007Kutztown University - Kutztown, Pennsylvania
