Summary
Ben Newman is a Senior Front End Developer based in London with eight years of experience building interactive, design-led web applications for brands like Volkswagen, Cadbury, and Jet2. He specializes in React and modern front-end toolchains, having refactored large legacy codebases, implemented component-driven design systems, and shipped GSAP-powered creative experiences. Comfortable working in small cross-functional teams, Ben has repeatedly delivered feature-rich customer interfaces—car configurators, marketing templates, and CMS-driven sites—while improving maintainability and developer workflows. He blends a pragmatic engineering mindset with a creative streak (he also releases music), which informs his focus on polished UI, motion, and user experience. Notably, his work spans both agency and product environments, giving him a rare mix of rapid delivery and long-term architecture skills.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technology, Information Technology at University of Leeds