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CV

My name is Amber and I’m a frontend engineer living in Berlin.

I have a keen interest in accessibility and performance, and extensive experience in agile, version control, testing, CI/CD, and error handling.

I’ve worked on internal tools (TypeScript), onboarded engineers, run A/B tests, managed headless CMS requests, written middlewares for backend endpoints, overseen API creation, improved SEO, and more.

In my spare time I write on my tech blog, organise and coach at codebar, read, take photos, and take long walks outside!

Experience

Web developer, Ableton Jul 2021 - present, Berlin, Germany
Frontend engineer, N26 Jan 2019 - Jun 2021, Berlin, Germany

Building an isomorphic React, CSS-in-JS, GraphQL, & Node.js banking web app and support site used by millions.

  • Implemented secure inbox so users can send and receive sensitive data securely.
  • Sole frontend developer for document PDF generation feature that saves 100s of contact hours per week.
  • Lead feature development of support website that so far reduced contacts by 10%.
  • Increase Google search page ranking through correct use of meta data and structured data.
  • Optimise Contentful CMS space to markedly reduce 404s, incorrect slugs, and missing content.
  • Hold live video tutorials and AMAs for content editors.
Frontend developer, Edenspiekermann Jan 2018 - Dec 2018, Berlin, Germany

Building a government web app and independently launching a product sign-up site.

  • Led development of and launched a website using GatsbyJS in 2 weeks.
  • Independently configured Craft CMS.
  • Worked on a large React application.
  • Maintained a versioned design system.
Web development intern, The Unit May 2017 - Dec 2017, Brighton, UK

Building a web app for an energy company.

  • Built 404 page (HTML/CSS) into Angular app.
  • Released app using CI/CD with Circle CI.
  • Created JS (ES6) apps connected to APIs.
  • Agile experience - sprints/retros/planning.

Above is a list of my front end web engineer experience. See the rest of my work experience on LinkedIn!

Education

Master of Psychology, Leiden University 2014 - 2015, Leiden, NL

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, Christchurch University 2012 - 2012, Christchurch, NZ

Bachelor of Psychology, Christchurch University 2008 - 2011, Christchurch, NZ