# Sophie W. > Senior Software Engineer, UI/UX @ SEPHORA Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sophiew As a frontend developer and UX engineer, I am passionate about crafting engaging and intuitive user experiences that drive results. With over 5 years of professional experience, I have honed my skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React and other front-end technologies, and have a deep understanding of design principles and user behavior. My expertise in building responsive, accessible, and scalable web applications has enabled me to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and back-end developers. I am committed to staying current with emerging trends in web development and design and implementing them in my work. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a track record of delivering high-quality, user-centric solutions that exceed client expectations. I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy taking on new challenges that push me to grow as a developer and designer. If you're looking for a developer who can help you build user-focused solutions that drive business success, let's connect. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer, UI/UX @ SEPHORA Jan 2023 – Present Working across various development teams to provide UI/UX support where needed including large scale rewrites to responsify the Sephora website. This focuses on collaborating closely with designers and other cross functional partners to ensure proper translation of the design system into our code base. Additionally working with/transitioning legacy pages to our Contentful CMS. Leading the integration of Storybook including enhancements to our current design system. Working on accessibility improvements including the implementation of an AI powered tool to internally audit our pages alongside checks to stop noncompliant code from ever reaching prod. Because accessibility is not an optional feature. ### UX Engineer @ Gap Inc. Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Remote As a UX Engineer at Gap Inc, I was responsible for creating and maintaining the design systems that ensured consistency across digital products and platforms. I worked closely with cross-functional teams to establish design guidelines and develop reusable components with React for use across multiple brands. My contributions helped streamline the design and development process, resulting in faster product delivery and higher-quality user experiences. I also helped establish best practices for the design system through documentation and visualization via Storybook and ZeroHeight. ### Creative Technologist @ Paramount Acceptance Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 As part of my responsibilities, I owned a comprehensive style guide and documentation for the use of mockups and development, which ensured that our digital products adhered to expected brand quality and consistency. In collaboration with the development team, I also contributed to the creation of new products, and coded new Angular pages/components to support these initiatives. I took a leadership role in driving improvements to our design approach, with a focus on enhancing the user experience and accessibility. I made it a priority to stay current with the latest design trends and best practices to ensure that our products remained cutting-edge and competitive in the market. ### Front End Developer @ Paramount Acceptance Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | Salt Lake City, Utah As a front-end engineer specializing in UI/UX design, I leveraged my expertise in Angular and AngularJS to drive the development of visually appealing and user-friendly digital products. I took on a wide range of responsibilities, including the creation of a company-wide style guide and the development of mockups from scratch. Additionally, I played a key role in maintaining and improving our code base, contributing regularly to our development efforts. By combining my design and technical skills, I was able to make meaningful contributions to the success of the team and the organization as a whole. ### Software Engineer Intern @ RizePoint Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Salt Lake City Area Recreated an application with the use of their preexisting UI components and created new ones with Angular. Worked one on one with the UX Director to build an engaging user experience via wireframes and Adobe XD mockups. ### JavaScript Academic Coach @ Neumont College of Computer Science Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 Helped students understand material in Nodejs, AngularJS, React, JavaScript, and ES6. Focused on specific projects involving particle systems, maze algorithms, API and library building along with general design principles. ### Software Engineer Intern @ STEM Partners Foundation Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Worked on a collaborative project between Neumont College of Computer Science and the STEM Partners Foundation to build the STEMMX web application. Initially created the entire frontend and later rebuilt their backend to use microservices with AWS. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Web Design and Development Neumont University Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sophiewargo - Website: https://www.sophiewargo.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/sophiew JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sophiew/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22