Robert Douglas
Senior Frontend Developer & Design Engineer
Developer / designer with 20+ years experience in web and mobile, I currently work as a Senior Front-end Developer at Welcome to the Jungle. Previously, I spent four years leading the Design & UX team at Rightmove (UK’s largest property website) followed by six years as a 'multidisciplinaire' at ribot (mobile design studio). After moving to France I led a cross-functional team at a VR startup remotely before joining Welcome to the Jungle six years ago.
Contact
Contact
Address
5 Avenue de la Campagne Berger, Marseille, FR
Languages
English(Native speaker)
French(Professional working proficiency)
Profiles
Skills & tools
Front-end
ReactTypeScriptViteNext.jsVue.jsTanStackWebpack
Performance
Core Web VitalsLighthouseCode SplittingTree ShakingCaching Strategies
UI/UX Design
Design SystemsComponent DesignAccessibility (a11y)Responsive DesignUser Research
Testing
JestReact Testing LibraryCypressPlaywrightTest Coverage
Back-end
Node.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBREST APIs
CI/CD/DevOps
GitHub ActionsNetlifyDockerCDN OptimizationCI/CD Pipelines
Experience
Senior Frontend Developer
Welcome to the JungleJob board / mediaParis, France (Remote)
- Implemented new features and evolutions of B2C site with React / Vite / react-testing-library and Cypress
- Led performance improvements: TTFB -70%, LCP -50%, CLS 0.02s
- Implemented Cloudfront CDN strategy reducing latency globally
- Established site performance (CRUX) and tracking best practices
- Built internal tools and maintained component library
- Increased code coverage and mentored junior developers
2018 - present
Lead Frontend Developer
PupilVR startupLondon, UK (Remote)
- Managed frontend developers and maintained tech stack decisions
- Delivered and iterated on React/Redux application
- Ensured code consistency and quality across team
2016 - 2018
Senior User Experience Designer & Developer
ribotMobile design studioBrighton, UK
- Pitches, user research, design, development and internal project management across many projects
- Design (and some development) on Tesco's first mobile apps (Nokia, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone, Chrome)
- Designed and developed Intel proof-of-concepts and prototypes on IPad
- Developed mobile and web prototypes for diverse client base
- Mentored team members in professional development
2010 - 2016
Team Lead: Design, UX and Front-end Development
RightmoveUK's number one property websiteLondon, UK
- Grew and led the Design & UX team
- Led the design and front-end development through a full redesign
- Set up a User-Centred Design framework including usability testing and user research pool
- Prototyped and user-tested various revenue-generating initiatives
- Instigated and defined annual hack-days
2006 - 2010
Charity e-cardsDesign and development of shopping site for digital charity greeting cards
2004 - 2009
Touch LocalDesign and front-end development
2004 - 2006
Vodafone New ZealandDesign and front-end development
2001 - 2003
Hit StudiosDesign, full-stack development, print design, mobile development (!)
2000 - 2001
Xtra (Telecom New Zealand)Design and front-end development, editorial
1998 - 2000
Business Internet SolutionsDesign, full-stack development, IT support
1996 - 1998
Education
1993 - 1996
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), The University of Auckland
Interests
Climbing
Lead (7A / 5.11c), Bouldering (Font 6C+ / V2/V3)
Trail running
Mountain trails, Les Calanques