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CRYSTAL REYES

Senior Frontend Engineer
Woodstock,GA

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Software React & Typescript Engineer with 18 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications across the full stack. Architected React and TypeScript systems serving millions of daily users at The Weather Company, with deep expertise in real-time data processing via REST and GraphQL APIs, PostgreSQL database integration, and Node backend development. Delivered measurable impact including improving Lighthouse accessibility scores from 74 to 100 and performance scores from 75 to 93, implementing WCAG 2.1 AA standards across enterprise platforms, and shipping revenue-generating features including Premium Subscriptions and Premium forecast pages. Experienced working directly with enterprise clients to translate complex business requirements into elegant technical solutions, with strong system design skills and a focus on reliability and user experience.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Portfolio

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Baldie Con
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The Village at Cobblestone Community Hub
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Cherokee County Animal Shelter
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Weather.com Premium Subscriptions
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Weather.com: Samsung One UI Integration

Work History

Frontend Engineer

Freelance
Atlanta, GA
03.2024 - Current
  • Built a community hub for Village at Cobblestone using React, TypeScript, Vite, and Sanity CMS, enabling real-time content updates and implementing WCAG 2.1 AA standards with keyboard navigation and semantic HTML throughout.
  • Developed a pet adoption platform for Cherokee County Animal Shelter using React, TypeScript, and Vite, improving Lighthouse accessibility from 74 to 100 and performance from 75 to 93, with a measured 1.7s LCP on desktop, ahead of the ADA Title II compliance deadline for local government entities.
  • Engineered accessible, performant web applications for nonprofit and community clients, consistently applying performance optimization techniques and accessibility standards across projects.

Senior Software Engineer

The Weather Company (IBM)
Atlanta, GA
10.2020 - 03.2024
  • Coordinated a contract frontend team through the Premium Subscriptions launch, maintaining delivery momentum across frequently shifting requirements to ship a new revenue stream on schedule.
  • Engineered high-performance UI components for forecast pages using React and TypeScript, serving millions of daily users across multiple devices while collaborating with backend, product, design, and QA teams to integrate weather data via REST and GraphQL APIs.
  • Built accessible components within a centralized StorybookJS library and helped establish WCAG 2.1 AA standards adopted across the frontend organization, contributing to production stability for high-traffic forecast pages during critical weather events.

Software Engineer

The Weather Company
Atlanta, GA
03.2008 - 10.2020
  • Developed responsive frontend components for high-traffic websites, reducing load times for millions of daily visitors across desktop and mobile, and co-developed the 'My Friend's Weather' feature using the Facebook Graph API, adding social sharing and friends list editing capabilities to the platform.
  • Drove frontend development for Hurricane Central, building interactive storm tracking tools and responsive UI components for a high-traffic seasonal destination, and contributed to a large-scale migration from AngularJS to React, improving development workflows and enabling implementation of more advanced frontend features.
  • Developed Today Page and homepage components, creating high-performance layouts for weather.com's most trafficked revenue-generating destinations, and implemented Data Access Layer (DAL) patterns to abstract API calls, improving code maintainability and enabling efficient data caching strategies.

Skills

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Node
  • Nextjs
  • PostgreSQL
  • GraphQL
  • REST APIs
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Server-Side Rendering (SSR)
  • Static Site Generation (SSG)
  • Responsive Design
  • Microservices
  • Performance Optimization
  • Accessibility
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Storybook
  • Jest
  • Cypress
  • Lighthouse
  • Webpack
  • Vite
  • ESLint
  • Prettier
  • Figma
  • VS Code
  • Vercel
  • Prisma
  • Redis
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Problem-Solving
  • Collaboration
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Adaptability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management

Volunteer Experience

  • Liquid Prep, 2022-01-01, 2025-12-31, Engineered responsive PWA for agricultural water management., Angular, TypeScript, PWA, Node, Express, IBM Cloud
  • IBM Women in Technology, 2022-01-01, 2023-12-31, Led marketing and technology initiatives for IBM WIT., HTML, CSS, js, Adobe Creative Suite

Projects

Baldie Con Conference Platform (2024 - present)

Technologies: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, Cloudinary

Migrated the conference platform from WordPress to a modern Next.js architecture, focusing on performance and

accessibility for a video-heavy content build.

• Improved Lighthouse performance from 45 to 98 and LCP to 0.6s using Cloudinary media optimization.

• Implemented a design system using Radix UI primitives for full WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.

• Conducted a comprehensive 50+ point accessibility audit to ensure inclusivity.Key Impact:

• Performance: Lighthouse score 98, LCP 0.6s.

• Accessibility: Full WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.

Village at Cobblestone Community Hub (2025)

Technologies: React 18, TypeScript, Vite, React Query, Supabase, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Sanity.io

villageatcobblestone.vercel.app

Engineered a centralized community platform for 225 homes, replacing fragmented communication with a high-per-

formance React-based portal.

• Architected a custom CRM for resident management using Supabase

• Built an automated reservation system for community amenities

• Designed a mobile-first UI for on-the-go resident access

• Implemented secure resident authentication and role-based access

Key Impact:

• Reduced administrative overhead for community staff

• Achieved 90%+ resident adoption within first 3 months

• Established a scalable digital infrastructure for future community growth

Weather.com Premium Subscriptions Product (2021-2024)

Technologies: React, TypeScript, REST APIs, GraphQL, Figma, Zuora, Piano.io

weather.com/subscriptions

Led development of new subscription-based revenue stream for weather.com, architecting and implementing the

Premium Subscriptions feature that introduced a paywall system across the platform.

• Led development of new subscription-based revenue stream for weather.com

• Built React/TypeScript UI components for premium features

• Worked closely with product managers and designers throughout development lifecycle

• Implemented reusable component library for subscription features

• Managed changing requirements while meeting deadlines

Key Impact:

• Launched new revenue-generating product line for weather.com

• Served millions of users with premium weather features

• Created sustainable, maintainable codebase for future expansion

• Demonstrated ability to lead greenfield projects from concept to launch

Timeline

Frontend Engineer

Freelance
03.2024 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

The Weather Company (IBM)
10.2020 - 03.2024

Software Engineer

The Weather Company
03.2008 - 10.2020
CRYSTAL REYESSenior Frontend Engineer