Summary
Matt Derocher is an experienced front-end developer with 11 years focused on pixel-perfect, responsive CSS and modern React-based interfaces, now working as an Ecomm Platform Developer at SimpliSafe. He specializes in turning XD designs into production-ready, accessible layouts and has hands-on experience migrating sites to Tailwind and fixing accessibility issues in React codebases. Matt has built consumer-facing sites, user dashboards, and interactive widgets using React and Angular while advocating UX and accessibility best practices across projects. He pairs traditional build tooling knowledge (Grunt, Webpack) with image optimization and critical CSS inlining to improve performance on diverse devices and browsers. Comfortable collaborating with designers and cross-functional teams, he brings a practical blend of design sensibility and front-end engineering discipline. Based in Portland, Maine, he quietly combines creative tools like Adobe Illustrator with code to deliver polished, brand-consistent web experiences.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
German