Jazz Lyles

United States

@existenzial

Senior Frontend Engineer @ Zillow

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Problem Solving

Certifications

Work Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Zillow•  February 2021 - Present

  • UX Engineer

    The New York Times•  July 2019 - January 2021

    • Develop and maintain core features for our extended game library • Led a 10-person cross-functional augmented reality project to help boost interactive reader engagement • Improve a11y UX standards across The NYT Crossword by 100%

  • UX Engineer

    Patreon•  March 2019 - July 2019

    • Built client-facing marketing pages with analytics tracking to hit target OKR growth rate • Translated design mockups to revamp UI for legacy high traffic site areas • Refactored key design patterns into reusable component library architecture • Worked with Design Systems team to create and build new performance and a11y optimized media components

  • Senior Frontend Engineer

    NIKE•  April 2017 - September 2018

    • Mobile, desktop and order capture A/B test experiment guru for NEO(Nike Experiments & Optimization) team • Executed innovative vanilla JS IE10+ compatible site-wide UX changes and features resulting in 3-34% increased ATC and conversion rates • Embedded full stack React/Redux Optimizely SDK integration with reduced latency and DOM manipulation flicker for Commerce-in-Cloud PDP team • Optimized analytics consistency with A:A baseline testing • Trained and acclimated new frontend engineering team members for A/B Testing and Marketing Tag Management teams • Documented NEO core code and new processes in internal Confluence wiki

  • Game Engineer

    CrossInstall•  May 2016 - April 2017

    • Improving low cpu mobile performance for existing ad game creatives • Agile team collaboration to modify codebases for existing MRAIDs • Developing new HTML5 games and implementing gameplay logic

  • Hacker In Residence

    Hack Reactor•  December 2015 - April 2016

    Telegraph Academy - Hack Reactor branch dedicated towards tech diversification and promoting underrepresented groups • Provided technical sprint and project assistance to current students • Facilitated and hosted industry-lead guest speakers • Scheduled technical talks and blog assignments for students

  • Database Integrity Technician

    Gracenote•  July 2013 - June 2015

    • Reported directly to the Video Department Director managing and delegating tasks to a 4-person team of broadcast data editors • Pioneered internal tool wiki documentation of new data ingestion processes • Maintained multiple external data feeds for proper vendor ID linking and cleaned associated product metadata prior to database merging • Queried SQL data to resolve flagged alerts and requested additional preventative reports through JIRA to maintain product integrity • Acquired and linked high-priority product asset imagery to resolve any representative gaps in currently active products • High-volume document creation and linking to individual database records

  • Channel Reviewer

    YouTube•  May 2013 - July 2013

    • Commended by supervisor for dedication and exemplary work ethic • Reviewed channel content and categorized high-volume metadata and weighted tiers and genres • Scouted new talent for content creation and provided creative consultation

  • Treatment Agent

    Cirque du Soleil•  June 2012 - December 2012

    • Featured on CNN segment showcasing the Casting Director of Cirque du Soleil and her team - http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/12/business/leading-women-krista-monson (3:51-3:59) • Tasked with a special assignment to design a cloud-based inventory tracking system for all casting department audio-visual equipment • Managed video encoding and standardization to ensure easy database integration • Provided monthly workflow reports and statistical inferences • First point of contact for artists applying to productions on the western coast of the United States • Edited, encoded, and linked artist demos and resumes to an international digital media database • Handled artist registration and audition videography assistance

  • Image Librarian

    Peter Lik USA•  July 2006 - March 2007

    • Promoted from hourly to salary within two weeks of employment for productivity and efficiency • Developed and managed a uniform archival system for all metadata and digital assets for international photographer Peter Lik • Performed high-volume detailed image alteration with Photoshop

Education

  • Hack Reactor

    Software Engineering, Program Completion•  October 2015 - December 2015

    Full-stack software engineering with an emphasis on computer science fundamentals, new technologies and TDD

  • University of Nevada - Las Vegas

    Art & Design, BA•  2007 - 2012

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