Gibson Coutley
Montana
Summary
- Full-Stack Software Developer with hands-on experience delivering scalable web applications, interactive interfaces, and real-time data-driven platforms such as AI-powered skin analysis systems and media streaming tools.
- Front-End expert with a well-rounded technical skill set, with proficiency in front-end frameworks (React, Next.js), styling systems (TailwindCSS, Material UI), state and data management (React Query, React Hook Form, Prisma), backend and API technologies (Node.js/Express.js, Firebase, SQL), and testing tools (Jest, React Testing Library).
- Deep expertise in building responsive UIs, optimizing API integrations, and crafting reusable component libraries, leveraging modern practices such as modular architecture, server components, and performance-first development.
- Engaged collaborator working closely with cross-functional teams in Agile settings, contributing to sprint planning, code reviews, and pair programming with experience leading workshops on UI Development.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Co-Founder
AI Masters
08.2025 - Current
- Founded an Ed-Tech start-up and assumed executive and technical leadership, developing and executing strategy, establishing goals and deliverables, and taking ownership and responsibility of delivery.
- Architected and scaled the core Ed-Tech platform using Next.js, TailwindCSS, Prisma ORM, PostgreSQL, and Zustand, leading end-to-end product development from marketing funnel with micro-interactions to core product features.
- Implemented functionality to improve marketing funnel efficiency by applying data tracking and A/B testing via Mixpanel, Amplitude, Optimizely, and LaunchDarkly, aligned with Bayesian Optimization and Sequential Testing, reducing user journey drop-off rate.
- Integrated Stripe payment processing into the platform by configuring APIs, securing payment data, and optimizing the checkout flow to reduce friction and enhance user satisfaction.
- Drove online customer acquisition by running targeted campaigns on Google Ads and Facebook Ads, applying keyword optimization, retargeting, and lookalike audiences to increase sign-ups and scale recurring revenue to $2,000 MRR with a daily ad spend of $200.
Frontend Developer & Support staff
Frontend Simplified
02.2024 - Current
- Created educational resources on React component architecture and TypeScript that enabled 70% of mentees to build type-safe applications using Zod and runtypes, organize code efficiently with Vite and Parcel, and use Redux and Recoil.
- Built and deployed a scalable component library using ShadCN/UI, integrating Tailwind CSS, Emotion, pnpm, and Turbopack to reduce development time by 40%.
- Led collaborative study sessions focused on deployment workflows and CI/CD best practices, allowing 85% of attendees to configure automated pipelines using GitHub Actions and CircleCI with AWS and Google Cloud Platform, applying GitOps and Canary Releases for reduced second execution time.
- Delivered and facilitated workshops on modern frontend optimization, incorporating Lighthouse, WebPageTest, Code Splitting, and Tree Shaking to enable students to decrease portfolio project load times by an average of 50%.
- Planned and led weekly pair programming sessions focused on accessibility and SEO, emphasizing Semantic HTML, Structured Data, ARIA Roles, and Keyboard Navigation, resulting in 90% of students delivering WCAG-compliant projects.
- Selected as a peer mentor for ranking in the top 5% of the team, delivered code reviews and debugging guidance for 20+ students developing React and Next.js projects while leveraging Code Review Checklists and Test-Driven Development.
Frontend Engineer
Skinstric AI
11.2024 - 04.2025
- Delivered a real-time skin analysis platform using OpenAI Vision API and Next.js 14, incorporating animation-enhanced UI to improve performance, detection accuracy, and user retention, achieving 98% accuracy across skin conditions.
- Collaborated within a cross-functional team including the CEO (vision), CTO (technical decisions), and UI/UX Designer (Figma), employing Agile practices such as daily stand-ups and weekly sprints to deliver solutions under tight deadlines.
- Crafted aesthetically pleasing UI components using React, incorporating SOLID, DRY principles, virtual DOM diffing, memoization, and lazy loading to design dynamic skincare recommendation cards, increasing user engagement by 60%.
- Developed a scalable modular component library with TailwindCSS, employing Progressive Enhancement and Atomic Design principles to optimize skincare product listing interfaces, thereby expediting A/B testing and iterative design.
- Integrated Next.js Server Components with Lottie animations to achieve real-time skin condition analysis in under 2 seconds using Vercel Edge Functions, AWS Lambda@Edge, the Next.js Image component, and Cloudinary, ultimately reducing page load speed to 60ms.
- Designed scalable state solutions using Redux Toolkit, Zustand, and React Context API to manage asynchronous data flows, consequently reducing rerenders and cutting user experience latency by 300ms.
- Optimized UI components for full accessibility compliance by implementing WCAG 2.1, ARIA roles and using Axe-core, Lighthouse to achieve an accessibility score of 98% across all primary interaction flows.
Frontend Developer (Intern)
NFTverse
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Contributed to the development of an NFT marketplace platform by building responsive UI components with React, Next.js, and TailwindCSS, improving mobile usability and accessibility.
- Implemented dynamic lists, search, and filtering features to allow users to browse large collections efficiently, reducing page interaction latency by 30%.
- Collaborated with designers and senior engineers in Agile sprints, participating in code reviews and stand-ups to deliver features under tight deadlines.
- Strengthened code reliability by writing unit tests with Jest and React Testing Library, ensuring consistent UI behavior across user flows.
Education
Computer Science -
FES Institute
San Francisco, CA01-2023
Skills
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- SQL
- React
- Nextjs
- Node/Expressjs
- Firebase
- React Query
- React Hook Form
- ShadCN/UI
- TailwindCSS
- Material UI
- Jest
- React Testing Library
- OpenAI LLM API
- OpenAI Vision API
- Stripe API
- GSAP
- Lottie
- MongoDB
- Git
- GitHub
- Vercel
- Linear
- Jira
- Figma
- Prisma
- Facebook Google TikTok Server-Side Pixel tracking
Timeline
Technical Co-Founder
AI Masters
08.2025 - Current
Frontend Engineer
Skinstric AI
11.2024 - 04.2025
Frontend Developer & Support staff
Frontend Simplified
02.2024 - Current
Frontend Developer (Intern)
NFTverse
01.2023 - 01.2024
Computer Science -
FES Institute