Lead Software Engineer
Current• Spearheaded the migration of Newskit UI library under Dow Jones, increasing component reusability and cross-brand consistency.• Contributed to the architectural design and implementation of a Single Page Application (SPA) for Financial News London, leading to faster load times and improved user engagement. • Built custom CLI tools and automated workflows to streamline codebase maintenance and deployment, enhancing developer efficiency.• Conducted code audits, optimizing codebase performance and scalability by 15%.• Coordinated cross-team initiatives for dependency updates and production troubleshooting, ensuring 99.9% uptime.• Led upgrades from Next.js 12.3.4 to Next.js 14, implementing necessary adjustments to ensure seamless operation and zero downtime on WSJ.com.• Managed the full migration from Styled Components to Emotion CSS, enhancing styling performance, consistency, and maintainability across the WSJ.com codebase.• Discovered and mitigated hydration errors in production resulting in a 50% drop in error rates.