# Boiar Qin > Staff Front End Engineer Location: Greater Chicago Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/boiar Front-end engineering leader with 9+ years experience building quality into all phases of the software development lifecycle, shaping high-performing teams, and leveling up software engineers. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Balto Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 ### Staff Front End Engineer @ SpotHero Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Greater Chicago Area PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Architected React/Prismic CMS solution reducing maintenance effort and allowing for launch of 200+ SEO-critical pages in 3 mo; increasing click-through rates 2x and improving search rankings across the board - Removed performance bottlenecks in flagship product search experience, resulting in speed improvement of 3500 ms and checkout conversion increase of 5% - Architected customized embeddable marketing “widgets” which generated over $50K/mo in GMV since launch and aided in landing a deal with major sports organization - Enabled Design/Front-End joint venture to create a design system for governing and unifying 6+ customer-facing and internal products TECH LEADERSHIP - Introduced unit testing and end-to-end (e2e) testing in front-end codebases, bringing unit test code coverage up 55% over 2 years - Automated and standardized CI/CD pipelines for testing, publishing, and deploying 4 front-end applications and 14 private NPM packages - Spearheaded web accessibility (a11y) program for educating Engineering, Product, Legal, and HR departments and pursuing compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA standards - Evaluated new technology, tools, processes, and project plans to minimize bias, surface unknowns, and reduce risk MENTORSHIP & COMMUNITY - Mobilized and grew Front-End practice from 3 engineers into community of 8 spread across multiple product teams and working towards unified front-end goals - Trained and mentored engineers of all skill levels, including 1 Designer → FE Eng I → FE Eng II, as well as 1 QA I → QA II → SDET ### Senior Front End Engineer II @ SpotHero Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 ### Senior Front End Engineer I @ SpotHero Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 ### Front End Development Manager @ Accenture Interactive Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Chicago, IL - Developed and supported Angular and Backbone applications for clients across multiple industries, including: advertising, healthcare, consumer electronics, banking - Managed development activities and code review for teams of 1-5 front-end developers - Orchestrated onboarding and training program used for 5 rounds of new college hires ### Senior Front End Developer @ Accenture Interactive Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Chicago, IL ### Front End Developer @ Acquity Group, Part of Accenture Interactive Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Chicago, IL - Led front-end portion of Hybris e-commerce platform integration for luxury sports equipment and eyewear retailer. - Architected and developed solution to integrate Google Ads with Salesforce leads for exhibit marketing company. - Developed and maintained mobile sites within CQ environment for multinational automotive corporation. - Performed daily bug triage and estimation of development efforts based on feedback from client and 3rd party developers. - Reviewed code changes made by internal and external front-end developers. - Trained new hires at both senior and junior levels; mentored junior developers and interns. ### Engineering Peer Advisor and 2011-2012 Professional Development Chair @ Cornell University, Engineering Peer Advising Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 - Created career exploration workshop for engineering underclassmen in collaboration with 4 engineering resource offices. - Facilitated pilot workshop for 25 engineering students to discuss integration of majors, extracurricular pursuits, and career interests. - Efficiently assessed a 50% increase in applicants for student advisors by working on leadership committee to implement a new interview process. - Developed mentor relationships with first-year engineering students, advising them through academic and extracurricular concerns. ### Machine Learning TA @ Cornell University Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Computer Science Department -Held weekly office hours to assist students with understanding of course material -Monitored Q&A forum to ensure timely response to homework questions -Graded homework assignments and proctored quizzes and exams ### Program Manager Intern @ Microsoft Corporation Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Bellevue/Redmond, WA adCenter - Audience Intelligence - Identified solutions for capturing 35% more revenue from an online advertising service by analyzing over 200 pilot campaigns. - Prepared functional specification documents for software improvements after interviewing clients and sales representatives. - Ensured timely release of new software features by coordinating a multi-disciplinary team of 4 through development, testing, and deployment. ### Statler Hotel Banquets Prep Cook @ Statler Hotel Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Statler Hotel -Prepared courses and set up receptions and banquets -Delegated tasks to less-experienced students -Educated other students on culinary technique ### Assistant to the Manager @ Cornell East Asia Program Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Cornell East Asia Program -Assisted in community outreach and educational programs. -Delegated tasks to student workers in absence of manager -Created promotional and informational documents for conferences and Language Week events ### Entrepreneur/Graphic Designer/Consultant @ Changed Numbers Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 - Assisted local business owners in increasing customer traffic by developing web and social media presence. - Increased awareness for Cornell East Asian language programs, Cornell East Asia Series publications, and student-organized events from multiple universities by creating promotional documents. ### Editorial Assistant @ Cornell East Asia Program Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 -Coordinated external communications with museums and university bookstores. -Proofread and prepared manuscripts for publish. ## Education ### B.S. in Computer Science Cornell University Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/boiarqin --- Source: https://flows.cv/boiar JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/boiar/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22