James Norton
Technical Lead Engineer - Front End at Discogs
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Norton is a front-end focused technical lead with 11 years of experience building accessible, performant user interfaces and leading teams for FAANG and Fortune 500 clients. Currently driving front-end strategy at Discogs, he blends hands-on React/TypeScript engineering with architecture work like module federation and micro-frontends to drastically speed up builds and developer productivity. He champions code quality—introducing testing, Storybook, Vite, and coverage standards—and has a track record of modernizing legacy apps (Backbone → React) while improving accessibility and responsiveness. An experienced instructor at the University of Washington, he translates complex front-end concepts into practical curricula and mentoring. James’s background in sales and cinema studies informs a user-centered approach and strong communication skills that help bridge design, product, and engineering.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Cinema Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Cinema Studies at University of WashingtonCertificate, Advanced Front-End Web Development, Certificate, Advanced Front-End Web Development at Code Fellows
English
Github Skills (19)
jquery10
cloning10
forking9
javascript8
custom-domain6
web-application5
static-site4
hosting4
aws-amplify3
aws3
git3
modularity3
full-stack3
redux2
react-native2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
chrisdholt/FEDA-Week-2-James-Chris-Assignment-FINAL
Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:48 PRs, 46 pushes, 11 branches in 2 months
UWFront-End-Cert/adopt-a-dog-spring2019
Mar 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:39 PRs, 1 push, 1 branch in 3 months
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