Jed Richards
JavaScript Developer at Sketch
Tregarth, Wales, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJed Richards is a seasoned JavaScript developer with 14 years of experience, currently shaping plugin and platform tooling at Sketch from his base in Tregarth, Wales. He combines deep front-end and full-stack skills with a history in rich interactive media—moving from Flash-era engineering to modern JS ecosystems—and has contributed significant work to SketchAPI, automating reference generation and expanding plugin capabilities. His background includes founding and technical leadership roles (CTO at Rise) and long-term freelance engineering, giving him both product-minded and hands-on delivery strengths. Fluent in Japanese studies and with an MSc in Electronic Publishing, he brings a rare mix of language, publishing, and developer tooling expertise to design-focused engineering challenges.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
AIEJ Scholarship, Japanese Language, 85% GPA, AIEJ Scholarship, Japanese Language, 85% GPA at 名古屋大学University College LondonMSc, Electronic Publishing (Online Technology), MSc, Electronic Publishing (Online Technology) at City, University of LondonBA, Japanese Studies, BA, Japanese Studies at The University of SheffieldA-Levels, Maths (A), Physics(A), Chemistry (B), A-Levels, Maths (A), Physics(A), Chemistry (B) at Friars School
English, Japanese, French, Welsh
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Github Skills (21)
javascript10
dom-manipulation10
sketch10
ecmascript10
es6-modules9
nodejs9
react9
automations8
apidoc8
api8
automation8
react-router6
heroku6
vue6
sentry6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
sketch-hq/SketchAPI
May 2019 - Jul 2020
The JavaScript plugin library embedded in Sketch
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 160 commits, 92 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Jed contributed primarily to the `sketchapi` project, focusing on its JavaScript plugin library features. Their work involved creating reference files for various functionalities within the Sketch plugin ecosystem, demonstrating proficiency in JavaScript, Sketch plugin development, and related DOM manipulation. Contributions included adding files for core functionalities like empty files, shapes, symbols, library styles, and library symbols. The user also automated the generation of reference files for testing and documentation.
javascriptsketchsketch-plugin
sketch-hq/sketch-file-format-ts
Nov 2019 - Aug 2020
TypeScript types for the Sketch File Format
Contributions:5 reviews, 31 commits, 23 PRs in 9 months
sketchtypescript-types
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