# Jonathan Reid

> Staff Front End Engineer

Location: Newark, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jonathanreid

I am a senior front end engineer with a career-long focus on building awesome user experiences with web technologies. My experience ranges from simple branding websites to complex scientific and business applications and content authoring tools, all the way from conception to release. I also have an extensive agency background and have worked with some of the biggest brands in the world. In addition I'm a published author and I love teaching. I'm an enthusiastic advocate for web technologies and accessibility.

Specialties
* JavaScript and Typescript (and many libraries and frameworks, with a focus on web components).
* Dart and AngularDart.
* User-centered design with a focus on accessibility and privacy.
* Browser and screen reader technologies, including security and platform independence.
* Web standards and WAI-ARIA.
* Mobile web applications with an emphasis on building fast and engaging experiences.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Instrumental Inc.
Jan 2023 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States

### Senior UX Engineer @ Google
Jan 2012 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View
Senior UX Engineer on the Google Web Designer and Ads Creative Studio teams.

### jQuery Instructor @ Marakana Inc
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
Instructor for 3-day jQuery Training Course (see http://marakana.com/training/jquery/jquery.html for details).

### Senior Software Engineer @ Motorola Mobility
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Sunnyvale, California
Senior JavaScript Developer on the Motorola Ninja team. Lead on the Project Panel feature, contributor to the Timeline feature.

### Senior Developer @ EffectiveUI
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011
Senior developer for multiple projects, focused on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript interface development. Also served as the HTML development team leader for the company.

### Senior Interactive Developer @ Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
Web-based user interface development, prototyping, process design.  Work regularly with Microsoft, Volkswagen, and Burger King brands.

### Senior Interface Developer @ texturemedia
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008
Development of award-winning standards compliant web sites for brands such as Horizon Organic, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, and Midas.

### User Interface and Web Designer and Developer @ Aquent
Jan 2000 – Jan 2006
Aquent is the world's largest talent agency for Web, Creative, and Technical professionals.  Assignments have varied from simple website design and development to web-based application development.

### Web Developer @ Core Business Solutions
Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
Development of the DocBase Direct web application: advanced PHP development, PERL scripting, and DHTML.

### Interface Developer @ Genomica
Jan 2000 – Jan 2000
Helped design and and prototype the user interface for the dmGenetics application by applying Joint Application Design methods.


## Education
### Bachelor in Physics and Mathematics
University of Colorado Boulder


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jonathan-reid-a5a2819
- Website: http://www.apeiros.com
- Website: http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Home

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Last updated: 2026-04-01