Collage Design System
Senior engineer on the Design Systems team building the Collage component library in React, PHP, and Vanilla JavaScript; led Etsy.com home page and seller tools overhaul improving performance by 10%; drove accessibility audit, remediation, and cross-team training reducing violations by 60%.
Global e-commerce marketplace for handmade, vintage, and unique goods.
Project Overview
Served as a Senior Software Engineer on Etsy’s Design Systems team, building and maintaining the Collage design system and component library.
Collage Design System
Spearheaded the development of the Collage design system and component library in React, PHP, and Vanilla JavaScript. The system enhanced code reusability, consistency, and streamlined development across diverse projects at Etsy.
Site Performance
Played a pivotal role in overhauling the Etsy.com home page, common header/footer, and seller tools, resulting in a 10% increase in site performance.
Accessibility
Led the accessibility audit and remediation efforts on Etsy.com, ensuring compliance with WCAG 2.1 standards. Proactively identified and addressed issues, resulting in an improved user experience and broader accessibility for all users. Provided quarterly training in accessibility best practices to engineers across Etsy product teams, leading to a 60% decrease in accessibility violations found on Etsy.com over twelve months.
Technologies
Key Highlights
- Spearheaded the Collage design system and component library in React, PHP, and Vanilla JavaScript, enhancing code reusability and consistency across diverse projects
- Overhauled the Etsy.com home page, common header/footer, and seller tools, increasing site performance by 10%
- Led accessibility audit and remediation on Etsy.com, ensuring WCAG 2.1 compliance
- Provided quarterly accessibility training to engineers across product teams, leading to a 60% decrease in accessibility violations over twelve months