Top Talent like James are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.
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James Hamlett

Frontend Developer • Cockeysville, MD, US
HTML/CSS
Web Development
React
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Full-Time Roles
Contracts
Senior Frontend Dev | Code & Coffee Enthusiast | Building Slick UIs with a Side of Sass
Code ninja with 10+ years of crafting slick, scalable web apps. Frontend wizard, backend bro, and tech problem solver. Let's build cool stuff together!

Work History

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Senior Frontend Engineer

WalmartContract Employee- Implemented a real-time analytics dashboard displaying key metrics, charts, and summaries relevant to the performance, user activities, and other critical data and providing allowance to customize what they see on their dashboard based on their preferences or roles. - Handled React’s reusable component architecture and React Hooks to build responsive UI and maintained the code base in a declarative way for the application scalability by facilitating stateful logic and enforcing unidirectional data flow. - Optimized the amount of network traffic/server requests by implementing React Router to efficiently connect multiple routes between components for client-side routing and improved the overall user experience within a SPA handling the complex data source APIs built on RESTful, GraphQL and Websockets. - Crafted styled components to modularize styling by implementing various dynamically styled-components, enabling consistent styling for smooth UX and responsive UI throughout the application Utilized TypeScript static typing to provide type security to models and their methods, and to establish more context of the codebase through type annotations and interfaces, boosting the readability, scalability, and predictability of the application. - Integrated code consistency and maintainability by utilizing Jest authentication architecture/test suites to implement Test-Driven Development approach and to define expected behaviors and prevent bugs in production. - Actively participated in agile development processes, contributing to sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives to continuously improve team performance and project outcomes.
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Software Engineer

MicrosoftContract EmployeeMay 2020 - Dec 2022 • 2 yrs 8 mos- Contributed to the major codebase refactors, enhanced project structure, improved Azure CI processes, performed multiple major frontend components upgrades, and replaced deprecated UI libraries with custom in-house solutions. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and consistency across different platform components. - Ensured the centralized state management system and API gateway in the application and utilized Jest, Cypress Enzyme, Mocha, etc for testing JavaScript components, including unit test and integration test. Conducted regular code reviews and implemented best practices to maintain high code quality and system reliability. - Assisted in a major codebase migration, such as transitioning platform providers, JavaScript to TypeScript, and REST to GraphQL. - Engaged in Agile and Safe practices, including attending daily stand-up meetings and contributing to ceremonies like grooming, retrospectives, and PI planning.
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Full stack Developer

StartupCraftFull-time EmployeeJan 2016 - Apr 2020 • 4 yrs 4 mos- Managed end-to-end development of web and mobile applications, from conception to deployment, ensuring high-quality deliverables, following the latest development standards and best practices. - Planned and developed an application where customers can subscribe to their favorite restaurant, coupled to the hybrid mobile application with JavaScript, Ionic Framework, Angular with a Node.js back-end, and Paypal SDK and Stripe API to process payments. - Charged documenting, technical solutions, and resolving complex technical issues and bugs in frontend code, providing support to the team and stakeholders as needed. - Designed the architecture and configured the project process optimizing application assets, and improving load times and performance by using Webpack, NPM, Yarn, Nx, etc. - Adapted various UI libraries and frameworks such as React.js/Next.js, Angular, Vue.js/Nuxt.js, Chara UI, Material UI, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, and SCSS, creating responsive and reusable UI components - Developed and maintained the features of Authentication and Authorization such as Login, Signup, and Settings services to support the creation, expansion, and maintenance of the platform. - Coordinated API pipeline in the system working with the backend languages and frameworks such as Django, Flask, FastAPI, Spring Boot, and ASP.NET.
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Web Developer

YoutopiaFull-time EmployeeSep 2013 - Dec 2015 • 2 yrs 4 mos- Overhauled the website and redesigned the pages collaborating with the UX/UI design teams by analyzing the impact and effectiveness of UI changes on customer retention; generated 70% more website leads and a 20% decrease in bounce rate. - Translated from Figma, Sketch, and Zeplin into reusable UI components, meticulously preserving design integrity and pixel-perfect. - Utilized webflow and Content Management Systems (CMS) for rapid prototyping and design iteration, streamlining the UX/UI development process and facilitating client feedback. - Developed the web components adhering to coding standards and best practices of HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, and ES6 syntax. - Worked with the backend team to implement server-side rendering, improving the website's loading speed and SEO performance. - Developed and implemented strategies to enhance web accessibility in compliance with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes, and other relevant standards. - Integrated Google Analytics for tracking and analyzing website traffic and user interactions, informing strategic decisions - Deployed applications on AWS ECS using containerization technologies, ensuring scalability and reliability. - Designed and implemented data models to structure and manage application data effectively, optimizing performance and scalability.

Education

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Cornell University

Bachelor's Degree, Computer ScienceSep 2009 - May 2013

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Senior Frontend Dev | Code & Coffee Enthusiast | Building Slick UIs with a Side of Sass
Code ninja with 10+ years of crafting slick, scalable web apps. Frontend wizard, backend bro, and tech problem solver. Let's build cool stuff together!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like James are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

James Hamlett

Frontend Developer • Cockeysville, MD, US
HTML/CSS
Web Development
React
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Full-Time Roles
Contracts

Work History

W

Senior Frontend Engineer

WalmartContract Employee- Implemented a real-time analytics dashboard displaying key metrics, charts, and summaries relevant to the performance, user activities, and other critical data and providing allowance to customize what they see on their dashboard based on their preferences or roles. - Handled React’s reusable component architecture and React Hooks to build responsive UI and maintained the code base in a declarative way for the application scalability by facilitating stateful logic and enforcing unidirectional data flow. - Optimized the amount of network traffic/server requests by implementing React Router to efficiently connect multiple routes between components for client-side routing and improved the overall user experience within a SPA handling the complex data source APIs built on RESTful, GraphQL and Websockets. - Crafted styled components to modularize styling by implementing various dynamically styled-components, enabling consistent styling for smooth UX and responsive UI throughout the application Utilized TypeScript static typing to provide type security to models and their methods, and to establish more context of the codebase through type annotations and interfaces, boosting the readability, scalability, and predictability of the application. - Integrated code consistency and maintainability by utilizing Jest authentication architecture/test suites to implement Test-Driven Development approach and to define expected behaviors and prevent bugs in production. - Actively participated in agile development processes, contributing to sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives to continuously improve team performance and project outcomes.
M

Software Engineer

MicrosoftContract EmployeeMay 2020 - Dec 2022 • 2 yrs 8 mos- Contributed to the major codebase refactors, enhanced project structure, improved Azure CI processes, performed multiple major frontend components upgrades, and replaced deprecated UI libraries with custom in-house solutions. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and consistency across different platform components. - Ensured the centralized state management system and API gateway in the application and utilized Jest, Cypress Enzyme, Mocha, etc for testing JavaScript components, including unit test and integration test. Conducted regular code reviews and implemented best practices to maintain high code quality and system reliability. - Assisted in a major codebase migration, such as transitioning platform providers, JavaScript to TypeScript, and REST to GraphQL. - Engaged in Agile and Safe practices, including attending daily stand-up meetings and contributing to ceremonies like grooming, retrospectives, and PI planning.
S

Full stack Developer

StartupCraftFull-time EmployeeJan 2016 - Apr 2020 • 4 yrs 4 mos- Managed end-to-end development of web and mobile applications, from conception to deployment, ensuring high-quality deliverables, following the latest development standards and best practices. - Planned and developed an application where customers can subscribe to their favorite restaurant, coupled to the hybrid mobile application with JavaScript, Ionic Framework, Angular with a Node.js back-end, and Paypal SDK and Stripe API to process payments. - Charged documenting, technical solutions, and resolving complex technical issues and bugs in frontend code, providing support to the team and stakeholders as needed. - Designed the architecture and configured the project process optimizing application assets, and improving load times and performance by using Webpack, NPM, Yarn, Nx, etc. - Adapted various UI libraries and frameworks such as React.js/Next.js, Angular, Vue.js/Nuxt.js, Chara UI, Material UI, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, and SCSS, creating responsive and reusable UI components - Developed and maintained the features of Authentication and Authorization such as Login, Signup, and Settings services to support the creation, expansion, and maintenance of the platform. - Coordinated API pipeline in the system working with the backend languages and frameworks such as Django, Flask, FastAPI, Spring Boot, and ASP.NET.
Y

Web Developer

YoutopiaFull-time EmployeeSep 2013 - Dec 2015 • 2 yrs 4 mos- Overhauled the website and redesigned the pages collaborating with the UX/UI design teams by analyzing the impact and effectiveness of UI changes on customer retention; generated 70% more website leads and a 20% decrease in bounce rate. - Translated from Figma, Sketch, and Zeplin into reusable UI components, meticulously preserving design integrity and pixel-perfect. - Utilized webflow and Content Management Systems (CMS) for rapid prototyping and design iteration, streamlining the UX/UI development process and facilitating client feedback. - Developed the web components adhering to coding standards and best practices of HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, and ES6 syntax. - Worked with the backend team to implement server-side rendering, improving the website's loading speed and SEO performance. - Developed and implemented strategies to enhance web accessibility in compliance with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes, and other relevant standards. - Integrated Google Analytics for tracking and analyzing website traffic and user interactions, informing strategic decisions - Deployed applications on AWS ECS using containerization technologies, ensuring scalability and reliability. - Designed and implemented data models to structure and manage application data effectively, optimizing performance and scalability.

Education

C

Cornell University

Bachelor's Degree, Computer ScienceSep 2009 - May 2013

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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