I’m Sophia McGee, a full stack engineer who builds scalable web platforms with a strong focus on clean UI, reliable APIs, and performance. Over the past several years, I’ve worked on production systems using React and Next.js (TypeScript), integrating GraphQL and REST services, and delivering CMS-driven experiences with strong SEO and accessibility standards. I enjoy owning features end-to-end—from secure authentication and authorization to reusable component libraries and cloud deployments. I also collaborate closely with design by turning Figma and Adobe XD prototypes into production-ready interfaces, ensuring usability, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, and measurable Core Web Vitals improvements in large-scale applications.…

Sophia McGee

I’m Sophia McGee, a full stack engineer who builds scalable web platforms with a strong focus on clean UI, reliable APIs, and performance. Over the past several years, I’ve worked on production systems using React and Next.js (TypeScript), integrating GraphQL and REST services, and delivering CMS-driven experiences with strong SEO and accessibility standards. I enjoy owning features end-to-end—from secure authentication and authorization to reusable component libraries and cloud deployments. I also collaborate closely with design by turning Figma and Adobe XD prototypes into production-ready interfaces, ensuring usability, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, and measurable Core Web Vitals improvements in large-scale applications.…

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I’m Sophia McGee, a full stack engineer who builds scalable web platforms with a strong focus on clean UI, reliable APIs, and performance. Over the past several years, I’ve worked on production systems using React and Next.js (TypeScript), integrating GraphQL and REST services, and delivering CMS-driven experiences with strong SEO and accessibility standards.

I enjoy owning features end-to-end—from secure authentication and authorization to reusable component libraries and cloud deployments. I also collaborate closely with design by turning Figma and Adobe XD prototypes into production-ready interfaces, ensuring usability, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, and measurable Core Web Vitals improvements in large-scale applications.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Engineer (Associate Software Developer) at Charles River Laboratories
January 1, 2023 - October 1, 2025
Led migration from a Drupal PHP monolith to a headless Next.js (TypeScript) frontend integrated via REST and GraphQL, supporting thousands of SEO-optimized pages. Maintained and evolved Drupal content models and structured schemas/endpoints to preserve clean delivery and SEO integrity during transition. Built an enterprise React + Chakra UI component library aligned with CMS-driven architecture, reducing UI development effort by ~40%. Delivered WCAG 2.1 AA–compliant interfaces and improved Core Web Vitals using code splitting, lazy loading, caching strategies, and frontend performance work. Integrated frontend with REST/GraphQL APIs using Apollo Client for structured data fetching and scalable state management. Owned an end-to-end secure user management MVP with React, Node.js, and Fastify, implementing authentication/authorization best practices and strengthening backend performance through SQL/query improvements and data integrity workflows. Contributed to CI/CD, Docker containeriz
UI Fullstack Developer & Design Intern at The Walton Institute
July 1, 2022 - December 30, 2022
Created high-fidelity prototypes and interaction flows in Figma and Adobe XD, grounded in usability and accessibility principles. Translated design systems into production-grade Angular applications for live client environments. Built three responsive web applications with structured state management and modular UI architecture. Improved performance through lazy loading, refactoring, and structured asset management (+20%). Strengthened client-side validation and API data handling, reducing integration defects by 25%.

Education

Higher Diploma in Computer Science (First Class Honours) at South East Technological University
September 1, 2021 - April 1, 2023
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication in Design (2:1) at Waterford Institute of Technology
September 1, 2009 - July 1, 2013

Qualifications

Red Hat OpenShift I: Containers & Kubernetes (RH124, RH134, RH254)
January 11, 2023 - July 13, 2023
React Fundamentals
January 11, 2023 - January 24, 2023
JavaScript Fundamentals v2.0
January 25, 2023 - February 14, 2023
Oracle SQL Certification
July 10, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Red Hat OpenShift I: Containers & Kubernetes (RH124, RH134, RH254)
January 1, 2023 - January 31, 2023

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services