Alexander Zayas

About Alexander Zayas

As a Software Engineer with over three years of experience at Macy\'s, I contribute to enhancing web applications by leveraging modern technologies like Vue.js and Postman. My work focuses on driving performance improvements, maintaining accessibility standards, and optimizing user experiences through innovative solutions. I am committed to developing scalable, efficient web applications while ensuring inclusivity through 100% WCAG compliance. My mission is to deliver impactful features and streamlined processes that align with organizational goals and user needs.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Macy's

   Apr 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Played a pivotal role in the successful migration of the entire global navigation application from a legacy Backbone.js/jQuery stack to a modern, modular Vue.js micro-frontend, dramatically improving performance, maintainability, and developer velocity. Championed web accessibility by conducting comprehensive audits and implementing necessary fixes to achieve 100% WCAG compliance for all navigation components, ensuring an inclusive experience for millions of users. Engineered and refined critical user-facing features within the global header, including a new, minimal search bar for Bag and Checkout pages and the implementation of a new, high-performance search flyout/modal containing \"Trending Product\" carousels. Demonstrated adaptability by expertly maintaining and resolving complex bugs in the legacy Backbone/jQuery environment while simultaneously planning and executing the forward-looking migration strategy. Engineered new features across a complex, distributed Vue.js micro-frontend architecture, spanning the full component hierarchy from the AEM-driven page renderer (canvas-aem) to the stateful business logic layer (pros-collection) and down to the presentation layer (product-thumbnail). Spearheaded the development of new, reusable UI components. Architected and executed A/B experiments for critical UI/UX enhancements, including a test on color swatch functionality that involved propagating experiment flags down the component chain to conditionally render variations and enable data-driven decisions. Improved application quality and reliability by implementing comprehensive unit tests for UI features, including color swatches and dynamic styles. Executed targeted UI optimizations by refactoring the product-thumbnail component to conditionally minimize its UI based on the AEM zone or page context, streamlining the user experience in high-traffic areas.

Education

• Bellevue University

  Bachelor of Science - BS