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I’m Cheryl Carpenter, a frontend engineering leader with 10+ years of experience architecting scalable React and design system solutions. I build reusable component libraries, establish contribution standards, and translate UX and product needs into technical specifications that teams can deliver with confidence. Most recently, I’ve been serving as Principal Frontend Architect at TireRack, where I’ve designed multi-tenant theming and a Next.js modernization strategy, defined enterprise API integration patterns, and implemented automation to generate an API layer from OpenAPI specs. I also enjoy mentoring teams, improving code quality and testing practices, and incorporating AI-assisted development workflows while maintaining strong engineering standards.…I’m Cheryl Carpenter, a frontend engineering leader with 10+ years of experience architecting scalable React and design system solutions. I build reusable component libraries, establish contribution standards, and translate UX and product needs into technical specifications that teams can deliver with confidence. Most recently, I’ve been serving as Principal Frontend Architect at TireRack, where I’ve designed multi-tenant theming and a Next.js modernization strategy, defined enterprise API integration patterns, and implemented automation to generate an API layer from OpenAPI specs. I also enjoy mentoring teams, improving code quality and testing practices, and incorporating AI-assisted development workflows while maintaining strong engineering standards.

Cheryl Carpenter

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I’m Cheryl Carpenter, a frontend engineering leader with 10+ years of experience architecting scalable React and design system solutions. I build reusable component libraries, establish contribution standards, and translate UX and product needs into technical specifications that teams can deliver with confidence. Most recently, I’ve been serving as Principal Frontend Architect at TireRack, where I’ve designed multi-tenant theming and a Next.js modernization strategy, defined enterprise API integration patterns, and implemented automation to generate an API layer from OpenAPI specs. I also enjoy mentoring teams, improving code quality and testing practices, and incorporating AI-assisted development workflows while maintaining strong engineering standards.…I’m Cheryl Carpenter, a frontend engineering leader with 10+ years of experience architecting scalable React and design system solutions. I build reusable component libraries, establish contribution standards, and translate UX and product needs into technical specifications that teams can deliver with confidence. Most recently, I’ve been serving as Principal Frontend Architect at TireRack, where I’ve designed multi-tenant theming and a Next.js modernization strategy, defined enterprise API integration patterns, and implemented automation to generate an API layer from OpenAPI specs. I also enjoy mentoring teams, improving code quality and testing practices, and incorporating AI-assisted development workflows while maintaining strong engineering standards.

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I’m Cheryl Carpenter, a frontend engineering leader with 10+ years of experience architecting scalable React and design system solutions. I build reusable component libraries, establish contribution standards, and translate UX and product needs into technical specifications that teams can deliver with confidence.

Most recently, I’ve been serving as Principal Frontend Architect at TireRack, where I’ve designed multi-tenant theming and a Next.js modernization strategy, defined enterprise API integration patterns, and implemented automation to generate an API layer from OpenAPI specs. I also enjoy mentoring teams, improving code quality and testing practices, and incorporating AI-assisted development workflows while maintaining strong engineering standards.

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Principal Frontend Architect at TireRack

May 1, 2023 - Present

Designed a scalable, multi-tenant React component library and design system across three e-commerce channels, including theming architecture and contribution standards. Led a Next.js platform strategy for modernizing e-commerce experiences with Server Components, streaming, and progressive rendering patterns. Established enterprise API integration architecture with backend teams, including contract standards and interface patterns, plus an OpenAPI-driven pipeline to generate API layer code and eliminate manual type/hook work. Bridged product strategy to execution with technical specifications, acceptance criteria, and architectural constraints. Built and scaled an engineering team, set hiring/onboarding standards, and instituted code quality and testing governance (including high coverage and E2E validation). Defined AI-assisted development standards and integrated tools like Claude Code into delivery workflows without sacrificing quality.

Lead Frontend Engineer at GuideIt

June 1, 2022 - April 1, 2023

Collaborated with lead developers to gather requirements, communicate goals, and establish frontend coding standards. Designed, launched, and scaled a React component library for client application development. Owned UX design and frontend implementation for an end-to-end client accounting software package, integrating it with the component library.

Lead Frontend Engineer at Vail Resorts

December 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022

Maintained and enhanced marketing and eCommerce websites. Partnered with stakeholders to support Adobe analytics tracking and A/B testing. Transitioned Sitecore frontend implementation toward React component-based architecture.

Senior Frontend Developer at Various Contracts

June 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021

Charter Communications: converted enterprise design system library documentation from Vue 2 to Vue 3 using VuePress. DocuSign: built React components for an enterprise design system library. Snap-Raise: designed and launched a proof-of-concept reusable component library using Storybook and Stencil.js.

Senior Frontend Developer at Lanvera

October 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021

Created a custom static site generator to re-skin SaaS financial services software. Built a custom Storybook and Vue.js library solution connected to the UX InVision API to streamline design system distribution across the development lifecycle.

Web Developer at First American Payment Systems

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2019

Developed frontend and admin functionalities for marketing CMS websites using Umbraco (.NET). Integrated with Salesforce API for lead generation within a PCI-compliant payment processing environment.

WordPress Developer at AT&T

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016

Led development support for a small business community forum. Oversaw migration from an external agency to internal servers and developed custom plugins for marketing campaigns.

Web Designer/Developer at First Web Marketing

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015

Designed original WordPress themes and plugins for local businesses. Introduced team practices around CSS preprocessors and established stylesheet best practices.