# Lian Thompson > Senior Software Engineer | JavaScript | React/Redux Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/lianthompson Passionate frontend developer with over 6 years of hands-on experience crafting dynamic, user-focused web applications using JavaScript and React. My tech stack spans modern JavaScript ES6+, React ecosystem tools, state management solutions, and contemporary CSS frameworks, allowing me to tackle complex frontend challenges while maintaining clean, maintainable code. I'm happiest in collaborative environments where I can contribute to the entire development lifecycle, from conceptualizing user flows to implementing pixel-perfect designs and ensuring cross-browser compatibility. ## Work Experience ### Web Developer @ Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Partner with creative, site merchandising, and site management teams to deliver pixel-perfect interfaces for the PotteryBarn Teen and Dormify brands. Consistently delivered features on time and ahead of schedule across weekly deployments and ad-hoc requests. ### Software Engineer II @ Ford Motor Company Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 Feature Development & Code Quality: Led development of new developer-facing features across Console management application, conducting thorough code reviews and maintaining high code quality standards while ensuring cross-device compatibility. Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborated with cross-functional teams including Designers, Backend developers, QA, and Technical Program Managers to deliver responsive features from Figma specifications in two-week Agile sprints REST API Implementation: Ensured REST endpoints followed guidelines and successfully integrated them into JavaScript SDK, establishing consistent development patterns across engineering teams CI/CD Infrastructure Optimization: Contributed to company-wide effort to migrate services from GCP to EKS in dev and staging environments using Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and Grafana Testing: Migrated testing framework from Enzyme to Puppeteer for comprehensive end-to-end coverage, reducing test maintenance overhead and ensuring application stability ### Software Engineer II @ Autonomic Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States Engineering Growth & Mentorship: Advanced from intern to Software Engineer II through two promotions, demonstrating expertise in React application development and mentoring incoming software engineering interns Single-Page Application Development: Maintained and developed pixel-perfect UI for new features across 3 separate internal applications using JavaScript, React, and Redux state management Component Library Development: Contributed to shared component library development with comprehensive unit testing using react-testing-library, ensuring code reusability and maintainability Design System Implementation: Worked closely with design teams to implement consistent UI patterns and deliver high-quality user experiences Best Practices Advocacy: Championed readable code with predictable patterns, prioritizing accessibility principles and testable code architecture *Autonomic was a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company that was later merged into Ford Motor Company. ### Data Collector @ Cruise Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Jr Software Engineer @ Colark Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California Build and deploy new components with React, GatsbyJS, Git, GraphQL, and Figma for colark.com ### Software Engineer Apprentice @ Techtonica Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, CA Completed Techtonica's inaugural Fullstack Web Developer apprenticeship with 10 other women. Projects: Giftr is a Fullstack web application made to help users select a gift for any occasion. Tech stack: MERN (MySQL, Express, React, Node) with Etsy API City-Ratio is a Frontend web and desktop app to compare the size of two cities. Bootstrapped with create-react-app, Electron, and using MapBox's API and MixPanel for analytics ### Customer Service Representative @ Square Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Operations Associate @ Twice Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, CA An online retail resale shop ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art/Art Studies, Education St.Edward's University Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lianthompson - Website: https://www.lianthompson.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/lianthompson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/lianthompson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29