Software Engineer React Js

Dustin Schrader

Senior Frontend Engineer

***.********@*****.***

Ashland City, TN

Profile

Senior Software Engineer with over 10

years of experience architecting and

developing high-performance, scalable

web applications using React and

modern JavaScript/TypeScript.

Specialized in real-time, socket-based

systems and responsive UIs.

Demonstrated leadership in mentoring

engineers, driving frontend

architecture, and collaborating

crossfunctionally to deliver exceptional

user experiences. Strong advocate of

TDD/BDD practices and Agile

methodologies. Committed to

continuous learning and staying at the

forefront of frontend technologies.

Education

Master's Degree of Computer

Science, Tennessee Tech University –

College of Business

04/2010 – 12/2013

Languages

English

German

Interests

Reading, Hiking, Jogging, Soccer

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer, Lattice

06/2021 – 05/2025

•Led frontend development initiatives across several major product lines using React and TypeScript.

•Architected reusable components and scalable UI systems that improved maintainability and dev velocity.

•Designed and implemented robust WebSocket integrations to support real-time updates in dashboards.

•Collaborated with designers, PMs, and backend teams to deliver features that met functional and UX goals.

•Mentored junior developers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and architectural walkthroughs.

•Drove adoption of best practices in TDD, automated testing, and accessibility compliance.

Senior Full Stack Engineer, AppZen

06/2018 – 06/2021

•Developed interactive dashboards and real-time monitoring interfaces for observability tools using React.

•Engineered client-side WebSocket solutions to stream highvolume telemetry data with minimal latency.

•Collaborated with backend engineers to define API contracts and optimize performance at the UI layer.

•Focused heavily on frontend performance, achieving up to 30% reduction in load times through code splitting and lazy loading.

•Wrote and maintained comprehensive unit and integration tests using Jest and Cypress.

•Participated in architectural planning and led frontend sprint retrospectives to improve team efficiency.

Frontend Engineer, Honeycomb.io

05/2014 – 05/2018

•Built enterprise-grade audit automation tools using React, Redux, and WebSockets for real-time collaboration.

•Led the development of front-end features for AI-driven expense and invoice analytics.

•Partnered with product teams to deconstruct user stories into technical tasks and deliver on sprint goals.

•Improved front-end test coverage by introducing and enforcing TDD practices across the team.

•Refactored legacy codebases into modern, modular React components with strong TypeScript typing.

•Contributed to technical design documents and conducted regular team knowledge-sharing sessions.

Skills

- Frontend

React, Next.js, Vue.js, Redux, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), WebSockets, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Tailwind

- Backend

Node.js, Express.js, Python (Flask, FastAPI), API design, Microservices, Webhooks, Authentication (JWT, OAuth)

- Database Management System

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, SQLite, Firebase

- Testing

Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, TDD, BDD

- Architecture

Component-based Design, Frontend Architecture, Micro-frontends, Web Performance

- DevOps / Tools

Git, Webpack, Babel, CI/CD, Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence), Agile/Scrum

- Project & Collaboration

Agile/Scrum, JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Trello

- Cloud & Services

REST APIs, GraphQL, AWS (basic), Real-time Data Streaming

- Soft Skills

Leadership, Mentoring, Communication, Problem Solving, Code Reviews

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