# Jalissa Williams > Software Engineer | Typescript | React | Linux | Python Location: Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jalissawilliams Passionate and experienced Software Engineer (Front-End) with 5+ years of building, scaling, and refactoring applications, authoring technical documentation and developing unit tests. I am skilled in problem-solving, working in collaborative environments, and being a part of a team that is conducive to learning and growing. Software Engineering Accomplishments: • Architected, designed, and deployed website, which generated over $10,000 in revenue. • Worked for a fast paced start-up, contributing to the design overhaul with React, CSS, GraphQL and Javascript. • Improved communications between engineers by suggesting allotted times to discuss overlap in work areas. ✅ Programming Languages: Javascript Typescript Python SQL GraphQL CSS/SCSS HTML ✅ Framework: React ✅ Tools and Skills: VS Code Git Github Magento Agile Methods Scrum Methods Technical Writing Certifications: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Azure Machine Learning Fundamentals Cloud: Azure Portfolio: https://jalissawilliams.com ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ Sierra Nevada Corporation Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 Mentored and guided interns, establishing agile workflow standards that accelerated project delivery and ensured 100% of milestones were met. Engineered CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, authoring custom YAML configurations for automated builds, tests, and deployments to AWS (ECR). Transitioned codebase from Vanilla JavaScript to React with Typescript and Tanstack Expanded Jest test coverage by 22%, reducing regression bugs and improving code reliability. Optimized frontend architecture by implementing code splitting and lazy loading, reducing initial load time by 11%. Architected scalable RESTful APIs using Django and Python, implementing secure JWT authentication Streamlined the UI/UX design process by implementing Figma for wireframing and prototyping, resulting in faster iteration cycles and improved design consistency ### Software Engineer @ Shortcut Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Collaborated with product managers, and designers to update the single page application styling, resulting in a 17% increase in customer retention. • Increased application speed by 6% by integrating GraphQL to help with pagination and filtering. • Built resuable react components for integration throughout the codebase. • Authored tech documentation to breakdown complex problems and identify possible solutions. • Refactored application's layout for design unity and to bring them into alignment with WCAG guidelines, increasing accessibility by 5%. • Reviewed and tested team member's PRs to help ensure quality of code and meet our development goals. ### Software Developer @ Nexient Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 • Composed and implemented SQL queries in MySQL to update, delete, and modify data in the application. • Developed end-to-end and unit tests for React components with 100% coverage using Jest. • Introduced new methods of code reviews, reducing overlap between engineers. • Built single page applications and React components from Figma wire frames and mockups. • Presented and demoed updated styling and changes to the application for the client. • Mentored and onboarded new and junior developers to the codebase. • Developed Wiki Documentation to aid in the process of faster integration with new team members • Researched new technologies, software packages and hardware products for use in website projects. ### Frontend Developer @ Prosperity Enterprise Services Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Ecorse, Michigan, United States • Designed, implemented, and deployed website using HTML, CSS/SASS, and Javascript, generating over $10,000 in revenue. • Implemented responsive designs, and performed site wide audit to meet WCAG accessibility standards. • Scripted copy and optimized SEO, increasing customer engagement and leads by over 10%. • Applied A/B testing to determine best layout, improving overall page visits by 12%. • Developed website experience across multiple web browsers, ensuring cross-platform usability across desktop and mobile devices. ### Media and Communications Specialist @ 20Something & Living Podcast Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 • Write, design, schedule, and monitor social media content across various platforms- Increased Twitter engagement by over 200% (Some tweets even went viral) • Developed media plans and increased downloads and viewership by over 23% • Pitched and wrote original articles for website’s blog and boosted traffic toward the site • Created effective incentive marketing strategies, including having some of our viewers coming on to the show, increasing user engagement. • Launched weekly content newsletter/email campaign to highlight upcoming topics on the show, which increased subscribers by 40% ### Digital Media Manager @ TrucknTow.com, Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 • Spearheaded efforts to incorporate demonstration videos on how to use their products and increased website traffic by 7% • Slashed the unsubscribing rate by 2% and increased subscribers by 12% for our email marketing campaigns by implementing A/B testing • Effectively wrote and edited information on the website through our CMS platform including grammatical updates, page titles, links, SEO, titles, and headlines • Coordinated photo shoots with merchandise • Collaborated with Creative Director to redesign website including layout, original photography, graphic design, copy, and user experience (ux) • Bolstered our likes, follows, and followers by 9% across all Social Media Platforms (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) • Proofread and edited all content including brochures, newsletters, emails, and catalogs • Merchandised their website, added new products, organized, and audited e-commerce site daily ### Copywriter @ Genpact Headstrong Capital Markets Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Farmington Hills • Ensured that brand voice is expressed vibrantly with cross-channel consistency in all promotional copy. • Researched keyword efficiency to optimize content and strength organic search rankings • Track and present analysis reports on SEO metrics using Google Analytics • Construct a story using Google Ads to improve customer engagement • Collaborate with in-house and global creative teams to write content for emails and homepages ### Editoral/Marketing Intern @ ColorBlind Magazine Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 • Assisted CEOs in editing, writing, proofreading and fact checking content • Filmed corporate executives to cultivate positive magazine branding and name recognition • Verified and gathered data regarding stories through interviews and research • Increased subscribers to the magazine by 19% through the constant engagement on social media • Managed their social media and created original content. ## Education ### Journalism/Communications in Journalism University of Michigan ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jalissa-williams - Website: https://jalissawilliams.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/jalissawilliams JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jalissawilliams/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29