Aaron Kendall

Contract JavaScript/Typescript roles across a range of technologies and with a number of companies including Trotter, Lendable and YLD. A mix of Frontend and Backend with a strong JavaScript focus. I have worked with GraphQL, TypeScript, NodeJS, NextJS, React, React Native and AI technologies extensively throughout these roles.

Day to day I worked as a senior software engineer on a small product team maintaining and adding features to a React application on the frontend, a Hapi API on the backend and a WebSockets service using Socket.io. The whole stack was TypeScript and included Jest unit and integration testing, Cypress E2E tests and CI through Github Actions.

At YLD I spent time working with a client in the energy sector contributing to their frontend React and React Native applications and the GraphQL BFF that acted as a gateway to a range of microservices across multiple parts of the business. I also spent a considerable amount of time working with these serverless event based microservices, deployed to GCP.

ArtAI paired a market leading art creation AI with traditional ecommerce monetisation. I provided technical leadership and implementation of a novel NFT minting experience to pivot Art AI from their traditional ecommerce solution with limited runway to a top 5 NFT project by daily volume. The first iteration of this product yielded over $3 million of revenue in 10 hours. During and following on from the pivot I was the sole technical contributor. My work ranged across the entire stack with a web3 NextJS frontend application written in TypeScript that interacted with smart contracts written in Solidity and deployed to the Ethereum network. I utilised Jest and Cypress for unit and end to end testing respectively.

I founded RideHub out of frustration searching across multiple ride hail apps to find the quickest or cheapest options. RideHub is a mobile application written in Typescript and React Native that allows users to compare ride hail providers in real time when booking a taxi trip. The backend is written in Node.js utilising AWS Lambdas and the Serverless framework, as well as DynamoDB.

Working as part of the packages team. Technologies include: React, React Context API, Graph QL, Next JS, Jest, Flow and Typescript

As a software engineer at Arcadia I worked on a Isomorphic React application with complementing Node backend service. While at Arcadia I led a project to create a separate component library to extract all UI elements from the main application and to enable a closer relationship between design and technology. This involved extensive work with the business as a whole and non technical stakeholders. Technologies: React, Redux, Node, Hapi, PostCSS, Jenkins, AWS

At Jungle Creations I was part of a new tech team tasked with providing a scalable and configurable tech platform for the plethora of websites and web apps that they either already have or will require in the future. Day to day my time was split between a variable build React JS frontend application and an array of Node JS micro services. On top of this I helped mentor more junior members of the team as well as provided a point of contact for stakeholders outside of the tech team. Technologies: React, Redux, Node, Express, Sass, CircleCI, Heroku

During my time at MOO I worked as part of the Pixel team developing a frontend build tool in React JS as well as an accompanying backend service in Python and the Flask framework. While at MOO I also led development on a reusable cross team component library to create a coherent language between design and engineering as part of a similar effort from the design team. Technologies: React, Redux, Node, Express, Python, Flask, GitlabCI, AWS

Full-Stack Developer at AppyParking working with C#, .NET and JavaScript.

My tasks at the University of Bristol have included ensuring that the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law has corresponding websites that reflect the quality of education and research that occurs there. As part of the Public Relations department I am also tasked with ensuring that all content for the web is in compliance with University branding. I have recently accepted a position with the University of Bristol School of Law where I will be heading an effort to ensure that the University of Bristol Law sites will be of the same standard of other leading Universities across the country.