# Valerie Grasley > Senior Software Engineer @ Alma Location: Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/valeriegrasley As a senior software engineer, I lead agile teams in delivering great customer experiences through modern web technologies. I have significant expertise with React/React Native, Typescript, Next.js, GraphQL, and Node.js, and I've successfully employed those technologies to consistently deliver amazing customer experiences. I have over 5 years of experience in software development, with a particular focus on Javascript/Typescript and the React ecosystem. I have a proven track record of technical leadership and collaborating with stakeholders to take a project from idea to delivery. One project I'm particularly proud of involved the creation of an internal tools dashboard and articles/announcements delivery service to make sure call center employees had up-to-date information at their fingertips. As the technical lead on this project I worked closely with product stakeholders to take this endeavor from a concept to a real tool used by hundreds of people in their daily jobs. I have a master's degree in computer science from Oregon State University, where I gained a solid foundation in software engineering principles, algorithms, data structures, and design patterns. I also enjoy working on teams with mixed skill levels and helping to coach and mentor junior engineers. I am passionate about learning new technologies and best practices, and I am always looking for opportunities to improve my skills and contribute to the software engineering community. Specialties: Javascript, Typescript, full-stack development, frontend development, React, React Native, HTML, CSS, Material UI, Node.js, Express, GraphQL, MongoDB, Redux, MobX, Jest, Playwright, automated testing, design systems, component libraries, NPM package management, functional programming, scrum, agile methodologies, CI/CD. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Alma Jan 2024 – Present ### Senior Software Engineer @ Driveway Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Portland, Oregon, United States • Led engineering effort in creating an educational portal to assist call center employees in helping customers purchase vehicles online. • Collaborated with product stakeholders to determine appropriate technologies and bring project from idea to implementation • Served time critical announcements and articles to employees via integration with headless CMS service (Contentful) • Collaborated with designers to produce high quality UI/UX through use of React and Material UI • Took the initiative in setting up user monitoring and observability through Datadog, allowing product stakeholders to have the data needed to make further product enhancements • Managed greenfield project according to development best practices, including maintaining CI/CD pipelines, writing Jest and Playwright tests, and managing user logins and permissions • Increased performance of ecommerce website through the use of modern web best practices. • Collaborated with product to implement SEO best practices • Migrated pages from a single-page application to server-side rendering and generation via Next.js to improve performance • Mentored junior engineers. Technologies: Typescript, React, Next.js, GraphQL, Material UI, Jest, Playwright. ### Software Engineer @ Boulder Care Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Portland, Oregon Area • Worked in a fast-moving startup environment as a full-stack developer • Developed a modern mobile application in React Native to treat addiction • Provided patients with the ability to access cutting-edge addiction care through video calls and messaging via patient mobile app • Wrote and maintained backend APIs using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and GraphQL ### Software Engineer @ Adobe Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Portland, Oregon Area • Helped to develop a modern web application using React and Redux • Participated in transition of legacy frontend codebase to React • Maintained and developed components in design system library • Managed suite of internal npm packages • Created custom linter and compiler plugins to help increase developer productivity • Led a conversion to Typescript for greater code reliability. ### Software Engineer @ Marketo Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science Oregon State University Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Linguistics Brigham Young University Jan 2009 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alex-grasley --- Source: https://flows.cv/valeriegrasley JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/valeriegrasley/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22