Sandra Cohen

Lead Frontend Developer

LEVEL STUDIOS at APPLE INC.•  November 2021 - Present•  SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

Lead developer in high profile apple.com marketing website projects. Managed several launch projects, including scaffolding/structuring project pages, updating build systems and tools, conducting code reviews, and delegating tasks. Applied leadership skills by managing and mentoring developers, guiding their career growth, and enhancing their technical abilities. Stayed current with the latest internal technologies through ongoing learning and participation in tech discussions. Maintained active involvement in hands-on development.

Senior Frontend Developer

LEVEL STUDIOS at APPLE INC.•  July 2018 - November 2021•  SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

Senior UI Developer working in HTML, SCSS, JavaScript, and Handlebars, in collaboration with designers, graphic production, LAVA, and QA to produce pixel-perfect, performant, and accessible user interfaces for millions of Apple consumers. Scaffolded and built dozens of pages and tiles to Apple standard in fast-paced timelines. Built out Handlebars components for an invite-only destination for journalists covering Apple TV press. Conducted many SVN to git migrations to standardize version control across Marcom. Mentored team members in implementing internal Anim System and JavaScript. Presented at Dev Symposium 2021 on new Picture Element library.

Front-End Developer

AKQA at APPLE INC.•  April 2017 - May 2018•  SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

Built & shipped direct marketing campaigns to tens of millions of Apple consumers. Worked closely with Graphic Production and QA teams on development and testing of emails. Revised internal onboarding documentation for new hires. Researched methods to optimize mail client rendering across browsers to streamline the build process.

QA Engineer

HOGARTH at APPLE INC.•  January 2015 - April 2017•  SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

Designed & developed a questionnaire template for the QA training program lead; reducing on-boarding time. Translated legacy PHP internal team scheduling application to Node.js with Express.js web framework. Reviewed tickets and test suites for bugs to be analyzed, verified, and fixed. Ran and analyzed qa-tool scripts for US code and localization revisions.

User Interface Programmer

WRENCH SCIENCE•  March 2013 - June 2014•  BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

Redesigned and translated the code for back-end administration pages to improve their speed and efficiency. Applied single-page interface to create a fluid user experience by utilizing Knockout.js and Durandal.js. Expedited companies’ push to Version 3 by relieving Project Manager of basic code-behind translations. Implemented use of Bootstrap’s front-end framework. Organized database in preparation for a version shift.

University of California, Santa Cruz

Cognitive Science, BS•  January 2010 - June 2012

Human-Computer Interaction focus