Teams bring me in when something's broken, behind, or needs shipping fast. I've done this for Mastercard Foundation, the UN, UK Government and Fortune 500 companies - and I deliver without the drama. I'm at my best in existing codebases: untangling UI bugs, completing half-built features, improving performance & accessibility and shipping clean, maintainable solutions fast. I also take on well-defined MVP builds where the goal is a production-ready first release, done quickly and cleanly. What I'm typically brought in for: - Bug fixing and front end stabilisation - Completing features against existing designs or specs - Performance, accessibility and Core Web Vitals improvements (Zello: sub-50 to 95+ PageSpeed) - Design system and component work (including Storybook) - Translating Figma designs into production-ready UI Tech I work with regularly: - React, TypeScript, JavaScript - Eleventy (11ty), Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js - Tailwind CSS, Sass (SCSS) - Storybook, design systems and component libraries - Headless CMS, Contentful (certified), CloudCannon, ButterCMS - Netlify I'm also a professional voiceover artist and audiobook narrator, born and raised in Edinburgh with a natural Edinburgh lilt. My debut audiobook - a crime thriller - is out now on Audible, with the sequel already contracted and in production. I record from a dedicated garden studio and deliver broadcast-quality audio for commercial, corporate, character, gaming, narration and AI voice projects. Long-term voice contributor for Deepgram. 5-star rated across all VO contracts.

Ed Henderson

Teams bring me in when something's broken, behind, or needs shipping fast. I've done this for Mastercard Foundation, the UN, UK Government and Fortune 500 companies - and I deliver without the drama. I'm at my best in existing codebases: untangling UI bugs, completing half-built features, improving performance & accessibility and shipping clean, maintainable solutions fast. I also take on well-defined MVP builds where the goal is a production-ready first release, done quickly and cleanly. What I'm typically brought in for: - Bug fixing and front end stabilisation - Completing features against existing designs or specs - Performance, accessibility and Core Web Vitals improvements (Zello: sub-50 to 95+ PageSpeed) - Design system and component work (including Storybook) - Translating Figma designs into production-ready UI Tech I work with regularly: - React, TypeScript, JavaScript - Eleventy (11ty), Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js - Tailwind CSS, Sass (SCSS) - Storybook, design systems and component libraries - Headless CMS, Contentful (certified), CloudCannon, ButterCMS - Netlify I'm also a professional voiceover artist and audiobook narrator, born and raised in Edinburgh with a natural Edinburgh lilt. My debut audiobook - a crime thriller - is out now on Audible, with the sequel already contracted and in production. I record from a dedicated garden studio and deliver broadcast-quality audio for commercial, corporate, character, gaming, narration and AI voice projects. Long-term voice contributor for Deepgram. 5-star rated across all VO contracts.

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Teams bring me in when something’s broken, behind, or needs shipping fast. I’ve done this for Mastercard Foundation, the UN, UK Government and Fortune 500 companies - and I deliver without the drama.

I’m at my best in existing codebases: untangling UI bugs, completing half-built features, improving performance & accessibility and shipping clean, maintainable solutions fast. I also take on well-defined MVP builds where the goal is a production-ready first release, done quickly and cleanly.

What I’m typically brought in for:

  • Bug fixing and front end stabilisation
  • Completing features against existing designs or specs
  • Performance, accessibility and Core Web Vitals improvements (Zello: sub-50 to 95+ PageSpeed)
  • Design system and component work (including Storybook)
  • Translating Figma designs into production-ready UI

Tech I work with regularly:

  • React, TypeScript, JavaScript
  • Eleventy (11ty), Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS, Sass (SCSS)
  • Storybook, design systems and component libraries
  • Headless CMS, Contentful (certified), CloudCannon, ButterCMS
  • Netlify

I’m also a professional voiceover artist and audiobook narrator, born and raised in Edinburgh with a natural Edinburgh lilt. My debut audiobook - a crime thriller - is out now on Audible, with the sequel already contracted and in production. I record from a dedicated garden studio and deliver broadcast-quality audio for commercial, corporate, character, gaming, narration and AI voice projects. Long-term voice contributor for Deepgram. 5-star rated across all VO contracts.

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Language

German
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English
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Work Experience

Senior Front End Engineer at Saber AI
November 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Delivered front-end features and production fixes in a large-scale SaaS application using React and TypeScript; contributed to a design system; improved accessibility, semantic HTML and component behaviour across complex UI flows; refactored shared UI components; stabilised UI integration tests; reduced technical debt and improved delivery confidence.
Senior Front End Developer at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
April 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Led a comprehensive front-end overhaul of data.unops.org; utilised Storybook, Figma, CSS Modules, Vite, React, Playwright, Mapbox; expanded to support a localised CMS and content localization; delivered rapid proof-of-concept iterations using Nunjucks templates; aligned with GOV.UK accessibility and service standards within public sector constraints.

Education

BSc (Hons) Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University
January 11, 2030 - May 31, 2026

Qualifications

Contentful Certified Professional
March 15, 2022 - March 15, 2024

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Computers & Electronics, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Gaming, Manufacturing, Agriculture & Mining, Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Life Sciences, Real Estate & Construction, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Wholesale & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Retail, Other