I'm Simon Proudfoot, a passionate frontend engineer who loves building scalable, accessible, and delightful user experiences. I collaborate closely with product and design teams to turn ideas into practical, measurable improvements, always aiming for maintainable code and measurable impact. In my work, I thrive in fast-moving environments where experimentation and iteration are valued. I enjoy mentoring teammates, improving engineering processes, and shipping features that users love while maintaining a strong focus on quality and performance.…

Simon Proudfoot

I'm Simon Proudfoot, a passionate frontend engineer who loves building scalable, accessible, and delightful user experiences. I collaborate closely with product and design teams to turn ideas into practical, measurable improvements, always aiming for maintainable code and measurable impact. In my work, I thrive in fast-moving environments where experimentation and iteration are valued. I enjoy mentoring teammates, improving engineering processes, and shipping features that users love while maintaining a strong focus on quality and performance.…

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I’m Simon Proudfoot, a passionate frontend engineer who loves building scalable, accessible, and delightful user experiences. I collaborate closely with product and design teams to turn ideas into practical, measurable improvements, always aiming for maintainable code and measurable impact.

In my work, I thrive in fast-moving environments where experimentation and iteration are valued. I enjoy mentoring teammates, improving engineering processes, and shipping features that users love while maintaining a strong focus on quality and performance.

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Skills

Experience Level

React JS
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
CSS
Expert
Ruby on Rails
Expert
HTML5
Expert
Ruby
Expert
Node.js
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
GraphQL
Expert
Vue.js
Intermediate
AWS
Intermediate
Kubernetes
Intermediate
SQL
Intermediate
Docker
Intermediate
WordPress
Intermediate
Python
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Software Engineer at Willful
February 1, 2023 - April 1, 2026
Built and maintained scalable frontend applications and customer-facing products using React, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails. Partnered closely with product managers and designers to improve user experience and key product metrics through experimentation and rapid iteration, delivering one of the company’s most requested features. Improved and contributed to frontend and backend architecture, reusable component systems, and application performance across core product workflows, focusing on maintainability, usability, and reliability. Managed releases, release schedules, and deployment coordination to improve delivery reliability. Integrated AI-assisted workflows to accelerate prototyping, implementation, and team velocity in a fast-moving product environment.
Software Engineer at Humi
July 1, 2021 - December 1, 2022
Partnered with product leadership to translate operational requirements into clear technical plans and practical user-facing features, while shipping implementations quickly. Helped improve engineering processes and delivery workflows through backlog grooming, retrospectives, and feature-shaping initiatives. Collaborated across product and design teams in a fast-moving SaaS product environment.
Senior Web Developer at Bounteous Canada
August 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021
Built reusable frontend components and scalable UI systems across multiple platforms, improving consistency, accessibility, and maintainability. Communicated technical tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Delivered maintainable customer-facing experiences and interfaces under tight timelines.
Web Developer
June 1, 2019 - August 1, 2020
Built reusable frontend components and scalable UI systems across multiple platforms, improving consistency, accessibility, and maintainability.
Senior Frontend Engineer at Willful
February 1, 2023 - April 1, 2026
Built and maintained scalable frontend applications and customer-facing products using React, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails. Partnered closely with product managers and designers to improve user experience and key product metrics through experimentation and rapid iteration, including delivery of one of the company's most requested features. Improved and contributed to frontend and backend architecture, reusable component systems, and application performance across core product workflows, with a focus on maintainability, usability, and reliability. Managed releases, release schedules, and deployment coordination to improve delivery reliability. Integrated AI-assisted workflows to accelerate prototyping, implementation, and team velocity in a fast-moving product environment.
Web Developer at Bounteous Canada
June 1, 2019 - August 1, 2020
Built reusable frontend components and scalable UI systems across multiple platforms, improving consistency, accessibility, and maintainability.

Education

Full-Time Immersive Web Development Bootcamp at Hackeryou
April 1, 2014 - June 1, 2014

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services
    paper Sanuk Canada

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    I was the sole developer responsible for migrating Sanuk Canada onto the Shopify platform. Responsible for developing the UI, as well as setting up product catalog, product variants, and working with the client to set up the CMS to make it as easy to use for them as possible, while also providing in-depth documentation for them.