Rafael Perez

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Professional Summary

Full-stack JavaScript Engineer with 5+ years of experience at Yahoo and U.S. Bank. Led a Frontend Community of Practice, driving a11y, TDD, and micro-frontend adoption. Built secure, accessible UI components scaling to millions of users. Identified and resolved critical bugs in legacy code. Implemented Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) in Yahoo Mail apps.

Highlights of Qualifications

Frontend: React, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), jQuery, HTML5, CSS3 (SCSS, PostCSS, Tailwind, Daisy UI, Atomic CSS), A11y (Deque, Axe) Backend & DB: Node.js / Typescript (Express), RESTful APIs, GraphQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Java (SpringBoot basics) Testing & Quality: Playwright, TDD, Jest, Cypress, React Testing Library DevOps & Cloud: CI/CD (Jenkins, NGINX, Docker, Kubernetes, Screwdriver, Circle CI), AWS, Azure, GCP Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Story mapping, Storybook, AI Driven Development, Refinement, Spec Driven Development, Jira, V1

Experience

Yahoo – Senior Software Engineer II (Desktop Mail - Commerce) 2022 – Present

Key Contributions

U.S. Bank – Software Engineer I (UI Developer, Integrated Card Systems) 2019 – 2022

Key Contributions

Valen Arts, LLC – Webmaster 2017 – 2019

Key Contributions

Education

San Jose State University
M.S. in Library & Information Science – Information Architecture

San Jose State University
B.A. in Communication Studies

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