Matthew Wiggins

Software Engineer building / integrating new features, reactive bug fixing (liaising with Product and Client Success teams) and project planning and implementation. My role has allowed me to continue to develop proficiency in semantic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, further developing my understanding of frontend frameworks such as Vue (using Pinia and VueX for state management) and React (using Context for state management), as well as Typescript, to create engaging, responsive, and intuitive user interfaces / experiences. I also use Laravel for backend tasks. Core aspects of my role:

• Creating intuitive, attractive, accessible and responsive interfaces using Vue.js (Vue3 composition API and Vue2 (for older areas of the system)) and Laravel to ensure optimal user experiences across various devices.
• Maintaining frontend and backend coding standards. On the frontend I currently build in accordance with the Atomic Design component based build principles. With the team building according to the same standards, this increases our efficiency in both diagnosing and fixing bugs, but also in project build. The backend standards followed are in line with Service-Repository pattern and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles, separating concerns / responsibilities, following a controllers, services, repositories and resources build structure.
• Liaising with Client Success and Product teams to reactively tackle any bugs.
• Cross functional communication and project management from a technical perspective from which I create technical flow diagrams (in confluence) using designs and user journeys to map out and plan required endpoints and data transfer at various stages of the product flow.
• Using these technical flow diagrams to plan out testing strategies of key moments / focus areas in the user journey.
• Using technical flow diagrams for a given project to try (where possible) to optimise performance by monitoring API calls and planning the most efficient way of transferring data between backend and frontend through the user journey to ensure fast, efficient and scalable web applications.
• Proficient in using version control systems (Git) for code collaboration and maintaining code integrity.
• Deliver on multiple projects within tight deadlines whilst adapting to changing requirements in an agile development environment.
• Have excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Testing (primarily Cypress E2E testing and some Jest unit testing when timeframes allow)

As a frontend software engineer, my primary role is building engaging, responsive and efficient user interfaces, whilst also contributing to backend development when required, setting up and maintaining API's in Laravel. Within the development team, my role encompasses the following:

• Build scalable, responsive and dynamic web applications using React, Vue and Laravel frameworks to take users effortlessly through user journeys, using CSS, SCSS and CSS frameworks such as Tailwind and Bootstrap to create intuitive and engaging user interfaces.
• Design using Adobe XD (some experience with Figma).
• Work closely with backend developers to integrate frontend and backend functionalities.
• Contribute to backend development when resource requires, using Laravel to set up and maintain API's.
• Engage fully with the project and understand the purpose and user.
• Deliver high-quality web solutions for products such as comparison websites, loan brokerage and debt management websites that incorporate 3rd party integrations and adhere to best practices and accessibility standards.
• Collaborate closely with development team to map / implement user flows and integrate APIs for data processing.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to colleagues, promoting code quality and maintaining code consistency.
• Source control management with Git and Bitbucket
• Deliver clean, well-structured, reusable code
• Testing (Cypress E2E testing and Jest unit testing)
  

• Career shift into tech. This was a 6 month software development course helping me adapt my prior coding knowledge and bring it into line with industry standards and best practices. During this time I was assisting a friend complete his privately won web development jobs, alongside completing the course.
• Full-stack development including the use of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React to create attractive, user-friendly front-end applications and linking them to the back-end using APIs, Express.js and MySQL to perform CRUD operations.

• Strong communication skills, effectively liaising with internal and external clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams to meet project delivery targets within a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Identifying and flagging project blockers early.
• Presented technical information to diverse non-tech audiences with
  clarity.
• Encouraged development of clear objectives and action plans.

Further previous work experience dating back to 2014 available if required.