evan jacobs

Architected and executed a design system and high-automation localization platform for 12+ engineering pods. Saved the company $200k annually on compute costs related to CI/CD. Last aided with monorepo modernization and cycle time improvement.

• Concepted and executed the tooling for the company's engineering localization strategy leveraging the CrowdIn TMS, DeepL translation engine, and a lightweight internal library leveraging web platform primitives like Intl
• Migrated an expensive and complex self-hosted GitHub Actions runner stack to use ARM architecture, resulting in a 40% reduction in overall cost; refactored all workflows for additional performance benefit, cost saving, and consistent stability
• Built all components, patterns, and technical writings listed on ds.auslr.io
• Shaped UX processes on the design team and regularly engage in designer-requested review and feasibility sessions of upcoming work across the organization
• Maintenance assistance for relevant open source libraries, like: formik, styled-components, xstyled
• Education and mentorship of other engineers through pairing, educational videos, office hours, etc

Architected and implemented a brand new e-commerce frontend for the company, including: a design system, full browser testing suite, and robust telemetry schema for our data scientists.

• Co-developed data contracts with the backend team to enable a new set of APIs with consistent payloads and behaviors (RESTful pattern using OpenAPI standard)
• Advocated-for and implemented several important runtime tools like Sentry and LogRocket to be able to quickly identify and resolve user-facing bugs that would normally be difficult to reproduce
• Mentored several engineers (all experience levels) over the course of my tenure
• Developed expertise with TypeScript

Working in tandem with a backend engineering team in Berlin, I architected and executed a constellation of web app experiences to support a two-sided health marketplace. As a senior member of the team, I was present during the entire product development process and bridged product, design, and backend engineering.

• Designed and implemented four next.js-backed React web apps focusing on different aspects of the marketplace with diverse browser support requirements
• Architected a GraphQL schema for our front end data needs and implemented it using the Apollo stack
• Advocated for and built out multiple versions of Sesame's design system; with this we were able to push out new experiences in hours instead of days thanks to a reliable, well-tested set of system components

I architected and implemented a white-label solution that enabled rapid, synchronized deployment of enterprise client web products, derived from a battle-tested, homogenous core used by zocdoc.com itself (custom streaming SSR framework + design system based on React.)

Principal front-end architecture development and implementation of the flagship product: Abstract (now "Enigma Public".) My responsibilities also extended to mentoring of other FE engineers, setting internal company standards for FE engineering, and project estimation.

Lead UI engineer in a team of 30+ front-enders on Yahoo! Mail. Developed a new implementation of search in the Mail product using React. Represented the Mail team in a company-wide redesign initiative.

Lead front-end engineer in a team of six. Wrote the majority of the HTML, CSS and JS (Angular & jQuery) in use on the new MINIUSA.com. Regularly mentored junior and mid-level developers and held info sessions on rising technologies and JS best practices. Built a data visualization tool in Angular and Express to interpret both online and offline marketing data and plot the critical paths customers took to arrive at the company's desired goals.