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Emily Herr

Fort Lauderdale,United States

Summary

Motivated and self-taught Software Engineer with experience in building and integrating backend REST APIs, developing customer-facing applications, and optimizing site performance. Skilled in Redux, Pinia, Context API, PHP Laravel, Jest, Cypress and NuxtJS. Proficient in Agile Development Methodologies and web accessibility standards.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Backend Software Engineer

Rebel
03.2025 - 09.2025
  • Build APIs and services for an ecommerce warehouse management application using FeathersJS and Express
  • Built a system that utilizes a queue system and evaluates product information and heals using AI and a scraping API
  • This system got our products to be able to be auto-listed, cutting down on potential human error and adding more products to the site for customers - 90% of our products listed in 10 minutes!
  • Brought unit testing to all projects and aimed for the highest coverage as possible
  • Monitored services' logs and provided customer technical support when needed
  • Created SQL reports for the marketing teams
  • Integrated third party APIs such as Costco, Ebay, and Target for our system to intelligently use
  • Wrote an in depth scoring algorithm which evaluated the product size, title length, and all features and scored the product based on the quality of the content. Then my AI Fix Job took that data and intelligently healed by using external APIs and AI
  • Leveraged the power of Open AI Tools to build a fallback source to avoid unneeded API calls
  • Wrote a job that evaluated images for (lighting, professionalism, clarity) and uploaded quality images only and attempted to heal other ones




Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Freelance

Emilyclaireherr.com
07.2020 - Current
  • I work with various brands and companies to create new sites or improve existing sites
  • Used GraphQL with GatsbyJS with ReactJS to build a beautiful, functional blog site for a client
  • Built and maintained Shopify stores for clients
  • Used interpersonal skills to successfully collaborate between clients and any third-party services and build beautiful sites that met the timeline I created

Software Engineer

Publishers Clearing House
02.2022 - 09.2024
  • Built a customer-facing Svelte application/component library that improved developer experience as it empowered the business and QA teams to set up user paths via the CMS and the component library
  • Updated and maintained PHP Laravel backend systems for all PCH websites.
  • Utilized Redux and Context API for React app and Pinia for Vue apps and Context API for state management
  • Build and integrate Laravel backend REST APIs into my features
  • Build AWS CI/CD pipeline for NUXT project which resulted in the project going live on schedule
  • Use Jest and Cypress to write unit tests and integration tests for all of my features and code
  • Built PHP Laravel components for several major redesign projects where I recommended we use Laravel
  • Replatformed site to NuxtJS - in a project that I led and trained my team on - that saved the company over 200% in hosting fees
  • Team expert on web accessibility to ensure all features adhere to WCAG AA and best practices, I pitched and led initiatives to improve these metrics on projects
  • Key member on project scrum teams using Agile Development Methodologies to deliver features and projects
  • Use Storybook for building, testing and documenting UI components and all of their states if applicable
  • Stand out from my peers with my passion for quality, my communication skills and my ability to collaborate effectively
  • Led performance optimization initiatives for sites based on Core Web Vitals to increase site speed, load speed and user experience which were successful and improved the Cumulative Layout Shift score most notably
  • Built GitLab CI/CD pipeline to deploy a project that led on AWS which allowed us to launch the product quickly
  • Used Docker for my local development server set-up in order to work efficiently on several projects
  • Translate Figma designs into pixel-perfect and functional Svelte features which have been recognized by my team and the Creative Team for my strong attention to detail and my ability to communicate if issues arise

Software Developer

PeakActivity
09.2020 - 12.2021
  • Built client projects utilizing AWS services such as Cognito, Amplify, dynamoDB, API Gateway and s3 buckets Utilized redis for client-facing ecommerce site cache and nginx for environment servers
  • Built custom A/B tests using Monetate for clients in order to provide clients with data to make decisions about their campaigns and ecommerce products
  • Built a backend integration for a Monetate client who needed an A/B test of the client’s homepage
  • Built UI ReactJS features using styled components and Material UI
  • Worked with the Devops Team to maintain four remote testing environments for each project along with managing multiple microservices per project, through Jenkins builds and monitoring Google Cloud and GKE resources.
  • Integrated custom ecommerce tagging, tracking and UI features on ReactJS ecommerce apps which resulted in our client exceeding revenue goals during peak seasons
  • Utilized Sentry for error logging to triage and prioritize bugs and performance issues
  • Built REST APIs that I hosted on AWS API Gateway
  • Designed and built a next-generation CMS using Next.js and ReactJS and Node.js, enabling business users to effortlessly create cutting edge digital experiences. These experiences effectively supported first-class e-commerce websites, including Stanton Optical, Youfit, Shoes For Crews, and K&N Filters, attracting over 500,000 monthly visitors.
  • Developed and integrated custom tagging and custom client features on over 10 different client websites and was a key member of each site launch solving problems on releases as they arose
  • Integrated APIs into the Typescript project for partners including Monetate, Elasticsearch which improved developer experience and also gave clients much needed data in A/B testing Integrated a third-party A/B testing API into the company’s SaaS product, was the first engineer at the company to do so which made me the point person in that part of the tech stack
  • Built a Server Side Analytics feature integrating Monetate server side which allowed the client to seamlessly set up testing and quickly make business decisions Integrated analytics for over 10 different clients for their replatform onto our system
  • Served as Lead Developer for a client project where I performed code reviews, provided technical leadership and served as a client liaison providing feedback to my internal and external team as the project progressed.

Education

BACHELOR of ARTS -

University of South Florida
12.2015

Skills

  • Vuejs
  • CSS
  • ReactJS
  • SvelteJS
  • Design Systems
  • NodeJS
  • Development and Maintenance
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Collaboration Skills
  • HTML
  • Server-Side Development
  • Web Development
  • Test Driven Development
  • Git
  • Google Analytics
  • React JS

Timeline

Backend Software Engineer

Rebel
03.2025 - 09.2025

Software Engineer

Publishers Clearing House
02.2022 - 09.2024

Software Developer

PeakActivity
09.2020 - 12.2021

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Freelance

Emilyclaireherr.com
07.2020 - Current

BACHELOR of ARTS -

University of South Florida

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