# Shawn R.

> Senior Frontend Engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/shawnr

Meticulous software engineer with frontend expertise who is well-versed in modern languages, 
standards and frameworks, is an empowering leader and always delivers a quality product.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ SoundCloud
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Berlin Area, Germany
- Identified SEO opportunities in the mobile site, collected feedback in an RFC to make technical improvements, led a team to complete the task which drove organic traffic up 20%, adding XX million views per day
- Took ownership of maintenance and knowledge dissemination of critical company topics such as authentication, ads, consent management and SEO initiatives
- Formed, led and mentored a pilot team of external engineers; designed and presented guidelines for working with externals company-wide
- Implemented tooling for automated package management enabling frontend engineers to more quickly develop more modular code

### Lead Frontend Developer @ Torch Technology
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
- Created company’s visual language and tools for efficient implementation across services
- Established company coding standards and implemented complementary CI processes
- Created and owned several key projects, including the company marketing site and branding framework

### Senior Frontend Developer @ SmartAsset
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
- Acted as VP of Engineering for 8 months, hired and led a team of 10 engineers, improved the agile processes, interpreted product visions and delivered technical solutions
- Researched, developed and deployed code that led to a 25% decrease in site Time to Interactive, improving the site’s rank in Google and increasing organic traffic

### Frontend Developer @ Twine
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Santa Barbara, California
- Developed an innovative interface for discovering events on a multi-dimensional map
- Iterated through over 15 unique designs using Sketch and Photoshop
- Refactored the application from Angular to React and added SCSS

### Assistant Language Teacher @ Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
- Advised staff to ensure positive teaching experiences and highest quality education


## Education
### B.S. in Informatics, Computer Science
UC Irvine
Jan 2007 – Jan 2012

### High School Diploma
Dos Pueblos High School
Jan 2003 – Jan 2007


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shawn-r-a6583aaa

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Last updated: 2026-03-20