Kerry Boyko, Developer in Mérida, Mexico
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Kerry Boyko

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Bio

Kerry is a senior full-stack developer with a decade of experience building back-end applications, API interfaces, and robust front-end sites for companies such as Lloyds Bank, Publicis Sapient, and Mott MacDonald. She is a subject matter expert in React and is proficient in Next.js, Redux, and TypeScript. Kerry is passionate about delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.

Portfolio

Art of Problem Solving
TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Redux, Express.js, Web Development...
Mott MacDonald
Node.js, TypeScript, Swagger, Google Maps API, React, Redux, Express.js...
Publicis Sapient
Node.js, TypeScript, React, Swagger, Vue, Redux, Express.js, Web Development...

Experience

  • HTML - 20 years
  • CSS - 20 years
  • TypeScript - 10 years
  • React - 10 years
  • SCSS - 10 years
  • Node.js - 10 years
  • PostgreSQL - 7 years
  • Next.js - 6 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Node.js, Next.js, React, Express.js, Web Development, CSS, HTML, Front-end Design, REST APIs, TypeScript 2

The most amazing...

...accomplishment involved building a Kickstarter clone that raised $11 million for a nonprofit, despite having no formal training or experience as a programmer.

Work Experience

Senior Full-stack Developer

2024 - 2024
Art of Problem Solving
  • Developed new features for a legacy codebase while exploring refactoring and architectural changes to improve performance.
  • Spearheaded the launch of the Science 3B project, overseeing front-end development, database management, and back-end organization.
  • Managed an unofficial team for the full-stack rewrite of a customer-facing site, enhancing site speed, accessibility, and responsiveness while streamlining feature development and updates for the engineering team.
  • Integrated a content management system (CMS) with the front-end site, enabling the marketing team to make updates easily.
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Redux, Express.js, Web Development, CSS, HTML, Large-scale Projects, Webpack, Web Security, Front-end Design, JavaScript, REST APIs, APIs, Front-end, ECMAScript (ES6), GraphQL

Lead Front-end Engineer

2022 - 2023
Mott MacDonald
  • Managed a team of five software engineers, including two front-end engineers, one UX designer, and two back-end engineers.
  • Integrated two independent applications into a single platform, streamlining workflows for construction staff and contractors.
  • Designed technical assessments and conducted interviews to evaluate candidates.
Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, Swagger, Google Maps API, React, Redux, Express.js, Web Development, CSS, HTML, Large-scale Projects, Webpack, Web Security, Front-end Design, JavaScript, REST APIs, APIs, Front-end, ECMAScript (ES6)

Senior Experience Technology Engineer

2019 - 2022
Publicis Sapient
  • Created internal UI component libraries leveraging Vue and React for international eCommerce applications and dashboards.
  • Initiated and maintained a Vue-based micro-frontend architecture for a B2B energy power plant dashboard.
  • Redesigned the API to reduce network calls, enhancing search query speed and page load times on consumer-facing eCommerce sites for a B2C department store.
  • Rebranded a B2C financial services company, creating a sleek yet professional animated user experience.
  • Integrated two-factor authentication (2FA) and additional security measures into the B2B and B2C applications of a major UK banking institution.
Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, React, Swagger, Vue, Redux, Express.js, Web Development, CSS, HTML, Large-scale Projects, Webpack, Web Security, Front-end Design, JavaScript, REST APIs, APIs, Front-end, ECMAScript (ES6)

Experience

YALA: Yet Another Link Aggregator

https://yala-superfly.fly.dev/
During my downtime between jobs, I challenged myself to build a fully featured Reddit clone with Supabase and Remix. The project includes OAuth-based user authentication, post and link sharing, hierarchical comments, and an upvote/downvote system.

Education

2003 - 2005

Master's Degree in Journalism

University of Texas at Austin - Austin, TX, USA

1999 - 2002

Bachelor of Arts Degree in History

Rutgers University–Newark - Newark, NJ, USA

Skills

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, React, REST APIs, Vue, Google Maps API

Tools

Webpack

Languages

TypeScript, SCSS, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), GraphQL, TypeScript 2

Frameworks

Next.js, Redux, Express.js, Remix, Swagger

Platforms

Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Storage

PostgreSQL

Other

Web Development, Large-scale Projects, Front-end Design, APIs, Front-end, Journalism, Liberal Arts, Supabase, Supabase Auth, Web Security, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

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