Elise Wei is a Technical Lead and seasoned software engineer with 11+ years of experience building accessible, responsive web applications and design systems. She combines hands-on front-end expertise in JavaScript, React, HTML/CSS and web accessibility with proven people leadership—coaching engineers, running bootcamp curriculum, and reducing student complaints and operational hours through process and tooling improvements. Her career spans startups and enterprise teams where she’s launched greenfield apps, founded reusable design systems, and introduced testing and accessibility automation that improved product quality. Known for translating complex regulatory and user needs into pragmatic UI solutions, she also regularly mentors and authors training materials to raise team capability. Based in Wellington, NZ, Elise is self-taught and brings a rare mix of product empathy, teaching experience, and technical stewardship to delivery-focused engineering teams.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Photography, BS, Photography at Drexel University
Level 4 Certificate, Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching, Level 4 Certificate, Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching at Wintec - Waikato Institute of Technology
A tool for setting up a baseline for readable VS Code.
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