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HI, I'M JOSH.

Lead Frontend Engineer | React, Next.js & Accessibility Specialist


About Me

I'm a Lead Frontend Engineer with over 10 years of experience - and honestly, what keeps me here is the artistry of it. Bringing together components, code, and creativity to build something that looks genuinely great and that I'm proud to show off.

Day to day, I sit between the people who want things done and the people can do those things. I communicate with design on technical feasibility; I talk to product owners and business analysts on how to shape the backlog for upcoming sprints; I mentor developers and make sure that the team ships work they're actually proud of - including features that generated over £500k in revenue within the first month of launch.

Outside of building interfaces, I'm currently deep in AWS cloud architecture - working toward my Solutions Architect certification to become a more rounded engineer, even if my heart will always be in the frontend.

When I'm not coding, I'm with my wife and our two boys. Me and my wife love playing video games together, whether that's trying to get best lap times on Mario Kart or teaming up in Fortnite. Once a month I sit down with old school friends for some Dungeons and Dragons - which can be great managerial practice, as playing with them is like trying to herd cats.

Key Facts

Location

Sunderland, UK

Primary Stack

TypeScript, React, Next.js

Current learning focus

AWS Solutions Architect (SAA-C03)

Leadership Style

Architectural Strategy & Mentorship

D&D Alignment

Forever DM

Education & Certifications

Education

TU
BSc (Hons) Computing

Teesside University

Certifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner badge
AWS Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

AWS Partner Accreditation (Technical) badge
AWS Partner Accreditation (Technical)

Amazon Web Services

AWS Solutions Architect - Associate badge
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

Amazon Web Services

In progress
A11Y Fundamentals Knowledge Badge badge
A11Y Fundamentals Knowledge Badge

International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

Accessible Development Knowledge Badge badge
Accessible Development Knowledge Badge

International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

SA
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Scrum Alliance

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Technical Skills

ReactAngularAngularJSjQueryBootstrapFoundation
HTMLCSS / SCSSJavaScript (ES5/ES6)Typescript
GitSVN
AWSFirebase
Unit TestingAutomated TestingManual Testing
MongoDB

Featured Projects


Career

Lead Frontend Engineer

Apr 2023 - Present

Leighton

NextJSAngular (13+)TypeScript

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2021 - Apr 2023

Leighton

AngularReactBootstrap

Software Developer

Jan 2017 - Feb 2021

Leighton

XSLTHTMLCSS

Software Developer (Frontend Focus)

Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

FNVi

HTML5CSS3JavaScript