Luke Karrys

Mesa, AZ – 1-480-389-4575 – luke@lukekarrys.com

lukekarrys.com – github.com/lukekarrys – lukecod.es

Web Application Developer

I’m a web app developer who is at home anywhere in a project from the API to the UX. I enjoy diving deep into problems as part of a team and coming up with solutions that weigh the tradeoffs and commit to the best path forward.

My goal is to find a position that allows me to creatively solve problems and share my experience while continuing to learn and grow as a developer and person.

I’m happy with React and Node for building great web apps, but I’m open to any technology that allows me to create exceptional user experiences. I believe no detail is too small to try and get right. I’ve worked as a member of a distributed team for over 8 years and pride myself on my teamwork and diligent written and verbal communication.

Above all, I believe that software is about people.

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer - GitHub – June 2021-Present

- npm

Worked on the npm cli

Bugs, features, planning, pull requests and released

JavaScript Developer – &yet – Jan 2013-April 2021

JavaScript/TypeScript
ES6+
LESS/SASS/PostCSS
Tailwind CSS
React/Redux
Node
Hapi/Express
Postgres
React Native
Firebase
Webpack/Parcel
XState

Developed web applications for clients and internally using Node.js and a variety of frontend technologies

Architected and developed migration of Heroku’s pricing application from jQuery to React and Redux
Led React Native and Redux/Firebase development and deployment of a realtime video and chat app for prototype social network
Led frontend development of multi-platform web app for CAA’s music clients to route worldwide tours
Developed the frontend and parts of the API for the Node Security Platform’s public and admin interfaces

Frontend Developer – meltmedia – Feb 2011-Jan 2013

jQuery
JavaScript/ES5
Node
require.js

Developed frontend solutions for multiple teams creating marketing sites for Genentech and other clients

Architected custom framework and plugins for shared use across all marketing sites with require.js
Developed general use plugins for multi-platform analytics, DOM text highlighting, and push state navigation
Researched and prototyped a multi-choice quiz application using JavaScript to replace a legacy Flash solution

Web/Game Developer – Jawa – Feb 2010-Feb 2011

PHP
Flash
AS3
CSS
MySQL

Managed frontend development emphasizing code reuse and repeatable development and deployment patterns for 100+ marketing sites

Managed a team creating frontend templates for a large stable of MVC data driven sites
Worked as a team member writing full stack code (PHP, HTML, CSS, JS) for MVC websites
Wrote custom tooling to ease developer experience in writing, managing, and deploying projects
Developed game logic using AS3, PHP and JS to create isometric Flash games for deployment to Facebook

Web Developer – Mosaic Team – Feb 2008-Feb 2010

JavaScript
jQuery
CSS
WordPress

Developed frontend and backend solutions for small business clients using PHP and JavaScript

Created custom season ticketing web application for local theaters
Developed template editor for clients to customize off-the-shelf small business sites