Summary
Joe Hehir is an Engineering Manager and front-end solution architect with 8 years of experience designing high-performance, user-focused web applications across e-commerce and SaaS. He blends hands-on full-stack development (Vue, React, Node, Electron, Go, Docker) with technical leadership—architecting isomorphic, semi-server-rendered apps and reusable component-sharing systems that notably improved marketplace performance. At real.digital he led performance-driven re-engineering efforts and mentored teams to rapidly deliver complex features, and he now guides engineering at C&A. Comfortable across the stack, he frequently uses modern build tooling, serverless Cloudflare Workers, and Tailwind for scalable front-end delivery. He brings a mix of practical ops experience (Nginx, MySQL, CI, Docker) and a background in developer tooling that reduces bundle size and accelerates delivery. A former class representative and long-time mentor, he couples strong communication with a track record of turning performance bottlenecks into measurable business outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Web Authoring (FETAC 5), Distinction, Web Authoring (FETAC 5), Distinction at FÁS Training Centre, Shannon, Co. Clare
Web Development (BSc Honours), Computer Software Engineering, First Class Honours (1.1), Web Development (BSc Honours), Computer Software Engineering, First Class Honours (1.1) at Cork Institute of Technology
Networks and Web Design (FETAC 6), Grade: Distinction, Networks and Web Design (FETAC 6), Grade: Distinction at St John’s Central College, Cork
English, German