Steven Jones
Senior Front End Developer @Bright Sites
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Front End Developer @Bright Sites
London, GB
Architected a reusable Next.js boilerplate adopted across multiple teams, standardising frontend tooling (Playwright, Jest, Storybook) and accelerating delivery across greenfield builds.• Led scoping and implementation of UGC features, including a custom commenting and review system integrated with AWS Cognito to support 1.7M+ authenticated users.• Migrated core codebase from JavaScript to TypeScript, reducing bugs and improving maintainability by streamlining 90% of legacy components.• Led performance and maintainability refactors, reducing codebase size by 30%(~70K lines) and introducing shared UI architecture used by 30+ developers across five codebases.• Maintained and stabilised a complex brownfield SaaS platform, reducing tech debt and improving long-term performance.• Delivered concurrently across five active workstreams including header bidding, UI enhancements, and feature rollouts.• Implemented hydrateRoot to hydrate a server-rendered React architecture, replacing legacy AMP support and enhancing interactivity and UX.• Collaborated in Agile teams using Jira, ClickUp, and GitHub; paired closely with designers (Figma, Adobe XD) and engineers to drive continuous delivery.• Acted as code reviewer and mentor for junior developers, embedding best practices and design-led development culture.
EDUCATION
University of Kent
BA
ABOUT STEVEN JONES
Senior Front-End Developer with deep experience across the full front-end spectrum, specialising in React.js and Next.js. Architects scalable solutions, leads greenfield builds, and ensures reliability through TDD and robust automated testing with Playwright and Jest. At Bright Sites, played a central role in delivering 80+ websites across five large-scale codebases, supporting over 300M monthly users. Progressed from resolving legacy issues to shaping front-end strategy – introducing a reusable Next.js boilerplate, streamlining dev workflows, and mentoring engineers. Combines strong UI and branding skills with front-end expertise to deliver high-quality, design-led experiences. Confident working across code, design, and content pipelines to support polished, high-performance outcomes.
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