Efe Ozalp

Independent Product Work (Frontend Software Engineer) at Independent/Contract

Developed and maintained frontend systems used by real users under evolving architectural constraints; shipped a React 18 SSR app with CMS-backed content and server APIs, delivering iterative updates within strict performance budgets; achieved ~1–1.5s initial SSR paint on mobile under Slow 4G by balancing server-side rendering, hydration, and deferred chunks, while maintaining CLS ~0.01; designed a state-driven Canvas rendering API with a stable JavaScript interface enabling integration independent of app state or component lifecycles; implemented layout strategies to cap per-viewport draw costs and support multiple canvases in a single runtime.

Graduate Assistant - Web Development at MassArt

Debugged MassArt.edu's 3D tour embed by fixing viewport-dependent layout issues. Built a React user-sorting landing page for the DM I department to evaluate feasibility of replacing an existing site.

Design Intern at Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Built a particle system in Processing to generate alpha-channel VFX assets for video compositing. Produced a green-screen, hand-drawn explainer video on insurance products; received executive-level recognition. Delivered brand-compliant design assets through multi-round iteration with copywriters and proofreaders.

Frontend & Design System Developer - Contract at Site Jabber

Designed 50+ reusable UI components in Figma under predefined layout, spacing, and typography constraints. Defined component variants and interaction states to reduce ambiguity during engineering handoff.

Contract Web Developer at Kirkland Partners

Built a 9+ page WordPress site (blog, contact, services) with subscribe and contact flows that increased engagement. Adapted theme behavior with custom JavaScript and self-hosted WOFF 2 fonts, reducing DNS/TLS overhead.

Software Engineer (Residency) at MassArt

Architected a WebGL-based drawing library with a drag-and-drop UI to improve user usability. Designed a rule-driven placement layer with 8 configurations and parametric shader color modifiers for shaders. Enabled multiple canvases within a single runtime while validating main-thread load and RAF timing to maintain smooth performance.

Frontend Graduate Assistant at MassArt

Debugged MassArt.edu's 3D embed integration by inspecting HTML structure and stabilizing it with CSS to improve page stability and rendering behavior.