Senior Frontend Architect & Engineer

Cody Ulsch

Senior Frontend Engineer Frontend Architecture Specialist

Halethorpe, Maryland

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly accomplished Senior Frontend Engineer with over 10 years of progressive experience designing, architecting, and delivering highly scalable, performance-optimized, and visually refined frontend applications across enterprise-grade web and mobile platforms. Renowned for deep expertise in React.js, React Native, TypeScript, modern state management, and component-driven architecture, coupled with a strong command of frontend performance optimization, accessibility, and design systems. Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into elegant, maintainable, and user- centric interfaces while enforcing SOLID principles, advanced design patterns, and frontend architectural best practices. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, mentoring engineers, and driving frontend innovation within Agile environments while leveraging cloud-native and CI/CD ecosystems to accelerate delivery and ensure long-term maintainability.

CORE FRONTEND COMPETENCIES

Frontend Technologies & Frameworks

React.js, React Native, Next.js, Remix, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3

Redux, Redux Toolkit, React Query, Jotai, Recoil, Context API, XState

GraphQL (Apollo Client), RESTful API Consumption, WebSockets (Socket.IO) UI Engineering & Design Systems

Component-Driven Architecture, Atomic Design, Scalable UI Libraries

Tailwind CSS, MUI, Styled Components, Emotion, Bootstrap

Advanced Animations: GSAP (GreenSock), React Spring

Accessibility (WCAG), Cross-Browser Compatibility, Responsive Design Performance, Tooling & Quality

Webpack, Babel, SWC, ESLint, Prettier

Performance Profiling, Bundle Optimization, Code Splitting, Lazy Loading

Unit, Integration & E2E Testing: Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress DevOps & Cloud Exposure (Frontend-Focused)

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins

Docker, Kubernetes (Frontend Deployments)

AWS (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, Beanstalk), Fastly CDN, Compute@Edge PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Focus)

Infosys Nov 2022 – Present

Architected and modernized large-scale frontend applications by introducing highly modular, reusable, and testable React component ecosystems, significantly improving maintainability, scalability, and long-term extensibility.

Applied advanced frontend architectural patterns, SOLID principles, and clean code methodologies to ensure consistent coding standards, predictable state management, and robust UI behavior across multiple applications.

Engineered sophisticated state management solutions using Redux Toolkit, React Query, Jotai, Recoil, and Context API to efficiently handle complex application data flows and asynchronous operations.

Designed and implemented a centralized enterprise-grade UI Kit, serving as a single source of truth for reusable components, dramatically accelerating development velocity while enforcing visual and behavioral consistency across teams.

Delivered real-time user experiences by integrating WebSocket-based communication using Socket.IO, enabling instant data updates, notifications, and collaborative interactions.

Optimized frontend performance through code-splitting, memoization strategies, intelligent caching, CDN integration (Fastly), and edge deployments (Compute@Edge), achieving faster load times and improved Core Web Vitals.

Led the implementation of comprehensive testing strategies, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress, ensuring production-grade reliability and regression safety.

Streamlined frontend delivery pipelines by implementing and optimizing CI/CD workflows, enabling automated builds, testing, and deployments to cloud-native environments.

Collaborated closely with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and QA teams to refine requirements, translate UX designs into pixel-perfect implementations, and deliver features aligned with business objectives.

Provided technical leadership through code reviews, architectural guidance, and mentorship, elevating frontend engineering standards and fostering a culture of excellence. Full-Stack Engineer (Frontend-Heavy Role)

Cognizant May 2019 – Oct 2022

Developed highly responsive, accessible, and visually consistent frontend interfaces using React and modern JavaScript, ensuring seamless user experiences across browsers and devices.

Partnered closely with UX/UI designers to transform wireframes and design systems into production-ready, scalable frontend solutions with strict adherence to branding and usability guidelines.

Leveraged Tailwind CSS and modern styling methodologies to rapidly build maintainable, utility-driven UI layers while minimizing CSS bloat.

Optimized complex React components by reducing unnecessary re-renders, improving rendering efficiency, and eliminating performance bottlenecks in high-traffic user flows.

Built and maintained GitHub-based CI/CD pipelines with intelligent caching strategies to ensure reliable, repeatable, and fast frontend deployments.

Frontend Engineer

Capital One May 2014 – Apr 2019

Designed and implemented a custom visual workflow builder using ReactFlow, enabling enterprise users to define and manage complex business workflows through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.

Implemented robust client-side routing using React Router to deliver seamless navigation and highly interactive user experiences.

Ensured frontend reliability and long-term stability by developing comprehensive unit and component-level test suites using Jest and React Testing Library.

Actively contributed to peer code reviews, promoting best practices, maintainable code structures, and shared frontend ownership across the team.

Led and mentored a team of frontend engineers, establishing coding standards, review processes, and delivery best practices.

Translated high-level business requirements and product concepts into actionable technical designs, milestones, and scalable frontend implementations.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Texas at Austin 2014

HIGHLIGHTS

10+ years of frontend engineering excellence

Deep expertise in React ecosystem and modern UI architecture

Proven leadership in enterprise-scale frontend modernization

Strong focus on performance, accessibility, and maintainability

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