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Hi, I'm Nathan Trost, a frontend-focused software engineer who thrives on turning complex UI challenges into clean, maintainable code. I specialize in React + TypeScript, GraphQL, and scalable frontend architectures, with a passion for performance, accessibility, and robust data handling. Over the years I've led frontend initiatives across teams, built reusable component libraries, and mentored peers to improve UX and engineering quality. I enjoy collaborating with product and design to ship polished features and value-driven experiences, and I'm always exploring new tools to simplify workflows and speed up delivery.…Hi, I'm Nathan Trost, a frontend-focused software engineer who thrives on turning complex UI challenges into clean, maintainable code. I specialize in React + TypeScript, GraphQL, and scalable frontend architectures, with a passion for performance, accessibility, and robust data handling. Over the years I've led frontend initiatives across teams, built reusable component libraries, and mentored peers to improve UX and engineering quality. I enjoy collaborating with product and design to ship polished features and value-driven experiences, and I'm always exploring new tools to simplify workflows and speed up delivery.

Nathan Trost

Front-End Developer, Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, +1

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Hi, I'm Nathan Trost, a frontend-focused software engineer who thrives on turning complex UI challenges into clean, maintainable code. I specialize in React + TypeScript, GraphQL, and scalable frontend architectures, with a passion for performance, accessibility, and robust data handling. Over the years I've led frontend initiatives across teams, built reusable component libraries, and mentored peers to improve UX and engineering quality. I enjoy collaborating with product and design to ship polished features and value-driven experiences, and I'm always exploring new tools to simplify workflows and speed up delivery.…Hi, I'm Nathan Trost, a frontend-focused software engineer who thrives on turning complex UI challenges into clean, maintainable code. I specialize in React + TypeScript, GraphQL, and scalable frontend architectures, with a passion for performance, accessibility, and robust data handling. Over the years I've led frontend initiatives across teams, built reusable component libraries, and mentored peers to improve UX and engineering quality. I enjoy collaborating with product and design to ship polished features and value-driven experiences, and I'm always exploring new tools to simplify workflows and speed up delivery.

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Hi, I’m Nathan Trost, a frontend-focused software engineer who thrives on turning complex UI challenges into clean, maintainable code. I specialize in React + TypeScript, GraphQL, and scalable frontend architectures, with a passion for performance, accessibility, and robust data handling.

Over the years I’ve led frontend initiatives across teams, built reusable component libraries, and mentored peers to improve UX and engineering quality. I enjoy collaborating with product and design to ship polished features and value-driven experiences, and I’m always exploring new tools to simplify workflows and speed up delivery.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer at Experience Builder Designs

July 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025

Developed and maintained a TypeScript-encoded Vite monorepo powering React-based applications with Express services and GraphQL APIs. Built features integrated with GraphQL/Apollo, AWS S3, and data stores (MongoDB, Elasticsearch), implemented advanced state management, real-time data updates, and secure authentication flows. Enhanced and exposed content validation patterns via an extended React Hook Form library, designed scalable component architecture, reusable UI libraries, and routing systems with strict type enforcement; documented workflows and conducted thorough code reviews.

Senior Web Engineer at YRC Freight (Yellow)

August 1, 2021 - August 1, 2023

Led frontend efforts at YRC Freight to unify React/AEM-based framework across multi-brand platforms; built and rolled out a unified React and AEM-based framework consolidating services for multiple brands; implemented common front-end patterns and a themeable component library to improve consistency and maintainability.

Sr Frontend Software Engineer (Contract) at YRC Freight (Yellow)

September 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024

Proactively identified and resolved complex performance issues in existing custom React hooks, preventing excessive re-rendering and data requests; planned long-term technical goals and standardized development patterns to improve UX uniformity; contributed to a stable testing strategy.

Frontend Software Engineer at Andrews McMeel Universal

October 1, 2020 - August 1, 2021

Led frontend modernization efforts, consolidating the front-end view with a communications records context; designed infrastructure to consume REST APIs with multi-tier permissions; established CI/CD pipelines used by thousands of users; built modular CSS (BEM, Sass) and a reusable component library; contributed to testing practices (RTL) and documentation.

Software Engineer || Frontend Developer at VinSolutions (Cox Automotive)

March 1, 2016 - July 1, 2020

Built a shared UI library for Cox Automotive (50+ custom components, UI/UX standards), and created Node.js tooling to automate builds, asset generation, and developer workflows; led cross-team initiatives to consolidate frontend architecture and define REST API consumption guidelines; implemented CI/CD pipelines and performed extensive code reviews.

Frontend Developer at Turn the Page Online Marketing

January 1, 2013 - February 1, 2014

Designed and developed scalable websites; established reusable template architecture for scalable franchise site management; built custom plugins to improve SEO content, saving hundreds of man-hours per year.