Aaliyah Johnson
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Full-Stack Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience in building scalable web applications for large user bases. Strong skills in JavaScript and TypeScript, with experience in component-based architectures and React. Recognised for producing accessible, well-tested code and leading cross-team technical projects while improving workflows through automation. Leadership in a fitness community outside of engineering, demonstrates effective coaching and communication abilities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4044
4044
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Full Stack Engineer
Compare the Market
London, England
2019.01 - 2026.02
- Led, developed and built customer facing calculators to improve customer conversion by decreasing time to complete end-to-end customer journey by 20%.
- Adopted strong testing approach using Jest, Playwright, Postman and testing libraries to ensure high, consistency reliability and performance of application.
- Leveraging Typescript, Astro, HTML and CSS to deliver responsive, user-friendly solutions.
- Integrated with API’s and manipulated data using Node.js, GraphQL and Contentful using best practices and thorough documentation for reusability and collaboration.
- Contributed to frontend architecture by co-leading projects to migrate core architecture to Astro + Contentful, boosting performance and scalability by 18%.
- Led CI/CD pipeline migration from GoCD to GitLab, reducing deployment time by 40%.
- Collaborated with UX/design teams using Figma to redevelop and develop UI components, resulting in 12% boost in user engagement.
- Actively responded to and resolved customer-facing incidents from bug fixes to service failures.
- Used Jira and Git based workflows to create tickets and ensure team visibility of progress through ticket maintenance for team collaboration.
- Led cross-team collaboration, maintaining open communication loop with stakeholders and reducing deployment times by 25%, leading technical kick-offs and increasing efficiency of projects.
Customer advisor
Santander UK
London, Essex
2018.09 - 2019.07
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing queries and concerns.
- Logged customer communications for complete service records.
- Delivered personalised service to each client, fostering trust and loyalty.
- Cultivated strong relationships with customers to drive engagement.
- Maintained high-level product knowledge for accurate advice and recommendations.
Education
Software Development Apprenticeship -
British Computer Society X Makers
Introduction to Web Development -
Code First Girls
BEng - Biomedical Engineering
City University
London 2013.01 - 2016.01
A-Levels - Mathematics (B), English Literature (C), Physics (D)
Ilford Ursuline Academy
Skills
- Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Astro, Figma, Contentful
- Backend: NET, Nodejs, REST APIs, GraphQL
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace
- Testing: Adobe A/B testing, Jest, Playwright
- CI/CD & DevOps: GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, AWS, GitHub
- Tools: Jira, EPiServer, Git, GitLab, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf
PERSONAL PROJECTS
Taskify app: Built with React and Typescript., Recipe directory: React and Firebase full-stack web app.
Affiliations
- Leader of a fitness and games community for adults
Timeline
Full Stack Engineer
Compare the Market
2019.01 - 2026.02
Customer advisor
Santander UK
2018.09 - 2019.07
BEng - Biomedical Engineering
City University
2013.01 - 2016.01
Software Development Apprenticeship -
British Computer Society X Makers
Introduction to Web Development -
Code First Girls
A-Levels - Mathematics (B), English Literature (C), Physics (D)
Ilford Ursuline Academy