Summary
Jon Wood is a Lead Software Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience delivering full-stack JavaScript solutions, currently leading engineering at MapQuest. He specializes in front-end development with Vue.js and has a strong track record modernizing legacy apps into performant, accessible PWAs for clients across finance, media, automotive, and privacy-focused AI. Jon combines product-focused engineering—reducing load times and improving SEO and accessibility—with team leadership and cross-border collaboration across remote teams. He writes technical articles, contributes to open source, and champions front-end best practices and rebranding efforts that align design and engineering. Based in Newquay, England, Jon pairs practical system-building (Node, GraphQL, MongoDB) with an ongoing curiosity in AI interfaces and meditation-informed focus techniques that improve remote team coordination.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Meditation and Vedant Philosophy, Meditation and Vedant Philosophy at International Meditation Institute
Nanodegree, Front-End Web Developer, Graduated, Nanodegree, Front-End Web Developer, Graduated at Udacity
High School, 9 GCSE grades: A-A* ---- A level: Art and Computing, High School, 9 GCSE grades: A-A* ---- A level: Art and Computing at St James Senior Boys' School
Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology, First Year, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology, First Year at Goldsmiths, University of London
Full Stack JavaScript Track, Computer Software Engineering, Completed, Full Stack JavaScript Track, Computer Software Engineering, Completed at Treehouse
English, Hindi, French