Summary
Jim Withington is a Senior Front End Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building accessible, responsive React applications and maintaining legacy web systems. He’s fluent in HTML, XML, CSS, TypeScript, and static site tooling like Jekyll and Hugo, and has owned front-end stacks at institutions such as OpenContext and The Evergreen State College. Jim pairs hands-on component work with clear documentation and content strategy, helping teams ship polished, usable interfaces while keeping copy precise. He’s also developed and maintained open-source front-end frameworks and design-system components, demonstrating a knack for turning design comp into reusable code. Based in Portland, Oregon, he brings a background in teaching and coaching to cross-functional collaboration and mentorship.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Rails Development / Front End / Swift Development Tracks Rails Development / Front End / Swift Development, Rails Development / Front End / Swift Development Tracks Rails Development / Front End / Swift Development at Treehouse
SESP Secondary English Education, SESP Secondary English Education at Northwestern University
Marengo Community High School
MA Interdisciplinary Art, MA Interdisciplinary Art at Columbia College Chicago