Melanie MacDonald

About Melanie MacDonald

Senior Frontend / Full-Stack Engineer with 8 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications. I specialize in frontend architecture, product-led development, and turning complex systems into intuitive user experiences.At Optera Climate, I scaled the Outreach platform from 500 to 1,500+ suppliers and active users (~200% growth), helping grow it into a $600K+ annual product. I also built data ingestion workflows and AI-powered bill processing features, reducing onboarding and manual processes from days or weeks to under a day, giving users autonomy over their data.I’m passionate about building maintainable, high-quality interfaces, mentoring engineers, and implementing workflows that improve team efficiency. My toolbelt includes React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and automated testing frameworks (Jest, Playwright), with experience in AI/LLM-powered workflow automation and CI/CD optimization.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Trust & Will

   Mar 2026 — Present

   Founded in 2017, Trust & Will is the leading digital estate planning platform in the U.S, trusted by over one million families. Our secure, attorney-approved solutions empower Americans to create wills, trusts, and healthcare directives tailored to state-specific laws. As a certified B Corporation and Public Benefit Corporation, our mission is to make legacy planning accessible. In 2025, we launched EstateOS™, an intelligent platform offering connected estate plans, AI-powered workflows, and professional collaboration tools. Today, we support financial advisors and 200+ enterprise partners — including Fifth Third Bank, UBS, USAA, LPL Financial, Northwestern Mutual, and AARP — expanding access to estate planning nationwide. Recognized by CNBC Disruptor 50, Inc. and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™. Learn more at [trustandwill.com](https://trustandwill.com/).

Education

• St. Mary's College of Maryland

  Bachelor's degree, Biology, General

Skills

• Statistics
• Sequelize
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• React
• Javascript
• Adobe Photoshop
• First Aid
• Github
• Illustrator
• Ajax
• Graphic Design
• Jquery
• Community Outreach
• Management
• Team Building
• Photoshop
• Html5
• Mongodb
• Microsoft Office
• Critical Thinking
• Velocity
• Public Speaking
• Leadership
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• React Native
• Mongoose
• Node
• Amazon Api
• Css
• Research
• Microsoft Word
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Customer Service
• Mysql
• Lightroom
• Cpr Certified
• Heroku
• Social Media
• Responsive Web Design