Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building production web applications, specializing in React, TypeScript, and Next.js. Experienced in modern CSS, REST and GraphQL APIs, and delivering high-performance, accessible, and well-tested user interfaces. Collaborates with designers and backend engineers in distributed teams to build user-facing features. Focuses on web performance (Core Web Vitals), accessibility compliance (WCAG/ARIA), and test strategy using Jest and React Testing Library.

Christopher Osmore

Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building production web applications, specializing in React, TypeScript, and Next.js. Experienced in modern CSS, REST and GraphQL APIs, and delivering high-performance, accessible, and well-tested user interfaces. Collaborates with designers and backend engineers in distributed teams to build user-facing features. Focuses on web performance (Core Web Vitals), accessibility compliance (WCAG/ARIA), and test strategy using Jest and React Testing Library.

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Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building production web applications, specializing in React, TypeScript, and Next.js. Experienced in modern CSS, REST and GraphQL APIs, and delivering high-performance, accessible, and well-tested user interfaces.

Collaborates with designers and backend engineers in distributed teams to build user-facing features. Focuses on web performance (Core Web Vitals), accessibility compliance (WCAG/ARIA), and test strategy using Jest and React Testing Library.

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Senior Software Engineer at Blue Water Autonomy
January 1, 2024 - Present
Led frontend architecture for a React and Next.js codebase, making key decisions for component structure, state management, and data fetching to support rapid feature development. Built and launched user-facing features with designers and backend engineers, translating Figma designs into responsive, accessible, and performant UIs using TypeScript and modern CSS. Owned and expanded a shared component library (Storybook), establishing reusable patterns and ensuring consistency across the application. Integrated REST and GraphQL APIs into the frontend, optimizing data fetching with React Query and implementing caching strategies to improve page load times. Improved web performance and accessibility by auditing Core Web Vitals, fixing layout shifts, and ensuring WCAG compliance across key user flows. Implemented comprehensive testing using Jest and React Testing Library to increase coverage for critical components and reduce regression risk.
Senior Software Engineer at Valero Energy
June 1, 2018 - December 1, 2023
Developed and maintained large-scale React applications for internal and external users, migrating legacy pages to Next.js to improve server-side rendering and SEO. Collaborated with backend engineers to design and consume REST APIs, ensuring smooth data flow and optimizing frontend payload sizes. Introduced TypeScript to the codebase and mentored developers on modern React patterns, hooks, and component composition. Built and maintained a design system focused on accessibility and reusability, reducing UI development time by 30% and ensuring consistent user experiences. Improved web performance by profiling and optimizing React components, reducing bundle sizes via code-splitting and lazy loading. Implemented automated testing with Jest and React Testing Library and integrated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated deployments.
Software Engineer at Thred UP
June 1, 2015 - May 1, 2018
Built and maintained user-facing features for an e-commerce platform using React and JavaScript, focusing on product search, listing pages, and checkout flows. Worked closely with designers and backend developers to implement responsive and accessible UI components with cross-browser compatibility. Gained experience integrating REST APIs in a high-traffic environment, efficiently fetching and displaying product data. Participated in code reviews and contributed to frontend architecture discussions to help establish coding standards and best practices. Used modern CSS and preprocessors like Sass to create maintainable and scalable stylesheets, improving development efficiency.

Education

Bachelor of Science at Texas Tech University
August 1, 2011 - May 1, 2015

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Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Energy & Utilities