# Jazz L. > Frontend @ Zillow - Let's Get You a Home! ❤️ 🏡 Location: Alameda, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jazzl A nonbinary senior frontend engineer with a game available on the App/Play Stores looking to take my existing skills in design systems, game development, frontend frameworks, and atomic design and contribute to a team where each engineer is dedicated to best practices and maintaining a fun working environment. I am tech-savvy, goal-driven and have a talent for new technology, problem-solving, team coaching and prioritization. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer, Frontend @ Zillow Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Founder @ QTPOC in Tech Jan 2017 – Present | Oakland, CA Founder of an organization dedicated to promoting community for underrepresented queer and trans people of color in the tech industry. I handle all engineering, design and community events for our community. ### UX / Frontend Engineer @ The New York Times Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area • Review and provide feedback on proposed tech infrastructural changes as a member of the Times Architecture Review Board • Develop and maintain core features for our extended game library • Led a 10-person cross-functional augmented reality project to help boost interactive reader engagement • Improve a11y UX standards across The NYT Crossword by 100% ### UX Engineer @ Patreon Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Built client-facing marketing pages with analytics tracking to hit target OKR growth rate • Translated design mockups to revamp UI for legacy high traffic site areas • Refactored key design patterns into reusable component library architecture • Worked with Design Systems team to create and build new performance and a11y optimized media components ### Senior Application Engineer @ Nike Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Portland, Oregon Area • Mobile, desktop and order capture A/B test experiment guru for NEO(Nike Experiments & Optimization) team • Executed innovative vanilla JS IE10+ compatible site-wide UX changes and features resulting in 3-34% increased ATC and conversion rates • Embedded full stack React/Redux Optimizely SDK integration with reduced latency and DOM manipulation flicker for Commerce-in-Cloud PDP team • Optimized analytics consistency with A:A baseline testing • Trained and acclimated new frontend engineering team members for A/B Testing and Marketing Tag Management teams • Documented NEO core code and new processes in internal Confluence wiki ### Game & Software Engineer @ Private Clients Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area • Improving low cpu mobile performance for existing ad game creatives • Agile team collaboration to modify codebases for existing MRAIDs • Developing new HTML5 games and implementing gameplay logic ### Software Engineer - HIR @ Hack Reactor Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 Telegraph Academy - Hack Reactor branch dedicated towards tech diversification and promoting underrepresented groups • Provided technical sprint and project assistance to current students • Facilitated and hosted industry-lead guest speakers • Scheduled technical talks and blog assignments for students ### Database Integrity Technician @ Gracenote Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Emeryville, CA • Reported directly to the Video Department Director managing and delegating tasks to a 4-person team of broadcast data editors • Pioneered internal tool wiki documentation of new data ingestion processes • Maintained multiple external data feeds for proper vendor ID linking and cleaned associated product metadata prior to database merging • Queried SQL data to resolve flagged alerts and requested additional preventative reports through JIRA to maintain product integrity • Acquired and linked high-priority product asset imagery to resolve any representative gaps in currently active products • High-volume document creation and linking to individual database records ### Channel Reviewer @ YouTube Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Bruno, CA • Commended by supervisor for dedication and exemplary work ethic • Reviewed channel content and categorized high-volume metadata and weighted tiers and genres • Scouted new talent for content creation and provided creative consultation ### Treatment Agent @ Cirque du Soleil Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Las Vegas, NV • Featured on CNN segment showcasing the Casting Director of Cirque du Soleil and her team - http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/12/business/leading-women-krista-monson (3:51-3:59) • Tasked with a special assignment to design a cloud-based inventory tracking system for all casting department audio-visual equipment • Managed video encoding and standardization to ensure easy database integration • Provided monthly workflow reports and statistical inferences • First point of contact for artists applying to productions on the western coast of the United States • Edited, encoded, and linked artist demos and resumes to an international digital media database • Handled artist registration and audition videography assistance ### Image Librarian @ Peter Lik USA Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Las Vegas, NV • Promoted from hourly to salary within two weeks of employment for productivity and efficiency • Developed and managed a uniform archival system for all metadata and digital assets for international photographer Peter Lik • Performed high-volume detailed image alteration with Photoshop ### Production Assistant / Office Manager @ Patchin Pictures Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Las Vegas, NV • QA tested video duplication products • Edited and digitized large amounts of photographs with Photoshop and flatbed scanning technology • Cleaned and spliced 16mm/8mm/Super-8 film in preparation for DVD transfer • Administered assistance to professionals during commercial videography and photography projects • Performed administrative duties to include client management, inventory, invoicing, and mail distribution ## Education ### Dual Bachelor's Degrees in Art: Photography/Film & Design; Art History University of Nevada-Las Vegas ### Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Hack Reactor ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jazzlyles - Portfolio: https://jazz-lyles.com - GitHub: https://github.com/existenzial --- Source: https://flows.cv/jazzl JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jazzl/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29