# Preston Nowakowski > Frontend Engineer @ Doordash | Consumer Growth Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/prestonnowakowski I’m a front end engineer with a background in film music and audio production. My passions include UI/UX and my specialties include JavaScript, React, AngularJS, HTML, and CSS. I enjoy building intuitive and visually-pleasing web apps that are enjoyable and simple to use. As a former employee of the entertainment industry, I have really enjoyed working in fast-paced collaborative environments. I hope to work somewhere where creativity is expected and communication is king. I am a lifelong learner and always looking to pick up new skills. Some of my other interests include chess, snowboarding, and linguistics. I also do film music composition and studio session whistling. My developer commandments: • There’s no such thing as too much detail • Functionality is only as good as an app’s usability • Eliminate distractions and repeat important information • Be creative within the limits of your audience I'm always open to meeting new people and lending a helping hand. Feel free to send me a message. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer, Front-End - Consumer Growth @ DoorDash Jan 2022 – Present | Mountain View, California, Estados Unidos ### Frontend Engineer @ Chartmetric Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Sunnyvale, California, United States • Directed a team of Front end engineers, interns, and contractors and coordinated cross-functional priorities with designers, product managers, and data engineers to execute over 30 workflow-based features • Designed and developed highly performant and customizable data insights and analytics tools, capable of handling large datasets(10k-100k+ entries), customers include Sony Music, Warner Music, Universal Music Group, Apple Music, Spotify, Netflix, Bytedance, and Big Hit Entertainment. • Developed a persistent cross-session frontend caching system by utilizing IndexedDb and stale-while-revalidating methodology; improving data load times on first paint from up to 60,000 milliseconds to 12 milliseconds • Orchestrated AngularJS to React migration with 0 downtime or negative impact to user experience by decoupling state from legacy features, reducing excess api calls, improving loading times, and reducing cumulative layout shift. • Optimized process-heavy events such as multi-mouse-cursor synchronization and data visualization for up to 40 graphs at once; improving DOM load times and rendering stability during mouse-move events by implementing data lazy-loading and DOM event lazy-loading by utilizing Intersection Observer. • Architected a scalable table component system that includes frontend and backend pagination and sorting, auto-typing api responses to reduce data formatting inconsistencies, and CSV exporting. ### Software Engineer @ ServiceNow Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Santa Clara, CA • Designed and implemented ServiceNow developer tools chrome extension, improving platform accessibility and site navigation, utilizing chrome.runtime API, Window message-passing, and shadowNode components • Customized and built proof-of-concept applications through advanced scripting techniques within the ServiceNow Platform, breaking up code into reusable object-oriented(OO) classes • Prompted the UI update for mobile studio dev tools V2 leading to more user research ### Composer's Assistant @ David Schwartz Music Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Los Angeles, CA Music for hit TV shows including Arrested Development and The Good Place Tasks include: Midi cleanup, stemming, and audio engineering Work with digital and outboard gear Studio set-up, tear-down, and maintenance Sheet music preparation for orchestral, jazz, and chamber ensemble recording sessions ### Composer's Assistant @ Scott Director Music Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area Marching Band music for over 25 LA-based high schools Tasks include: Music preparation, including score and parts editing, layout and formatting Musical transcriptions from audio and printed scores into Sibelius Orchestration for marching ensembles Midi mock-ups and sample splicing for voice-over and effects ### Film Composer @ Composer Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Los Angeles, California, United States I specialize in modern acoustic and electronic textures. I am a versatile collaborator who can work remotely or around the San Francisco Bay Area. I received my master's from USC in Screen Scoring and have collaborated extensively with many of LA's top musicians and composers. You can checkout some of my music at soundcloud.com/pnowakowskimusic or email me for a demo: p.nowakowskimusic@gmail.com ### Freelance Composer for Marching Band, Drumline, and Front Ensemble @ Composer Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 Looking for music for your school's marching band? I compose for bands and ensembles of all sizes. Music can be completely original or arranged from preexisting material. I am also experienced with drum line and front ensemble composition. ## Education ### Master's degree in Screen Scoring University of Southern California ### Web Development App Academy ### Bachelor’s Degree in Music- Media and Commercial Composition California State University, Northridge ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/preston-nowakowski - Website: https://www.prestonnowakowski.com/ - Website: https://github.com/pb-nowa - Website: https://soundcloud.com/pnowakowskimusic --- Source: https://flows.cv/prestonnowakowski JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/prestonnowakowski/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01