Reza R
Software Engineer
Waverley, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolReza R is a seasoned UI Engineer and front-end developer with over ten years’ experience building enterprise-grade websites and apps for global brands such as Emirates, Mercedes‑Benz, McLaren and Ferrari. He specializes in modern JavaScript ecosystems—React, GraphQL, Redux and Next.js—while championing scalable UI development through Design Systems and reusable component libraries. Experienced in both hands-on coding and team leadership, he combines functional programming practices (Elm, Immutable) with tooling expertise (Webpack, Babel, Docker, CI/CD) to deliver robust, maintainable interfaces. An active open-source contributor, he has contributed UI components and fixes to GitHub’s Primer React design system, improving component usability and type definitions. Trained with a First-Class Honours in Computer Science from Kingston University, he brings a designer’s eye for interaction and animation alongside pragmatic architecture for serverless and cloud deployments.
11 years of coding experience
First-Class Honours (1st), Computer Science and Network Communications, First-Class Honours (1st), Computer Science and Network Communications at Kingston University
Github Skills (11)
javascript10
component-library10
carbon-design-system10
system-design10
sys10
react10
storybook10
typescript-types9
typescript9
typescripts9
css8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
primer/react
Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
An implementation of GitHub's Primer Design System using React
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:367 reviews, 23 commits, 70 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Reza primarily contributed to the development and maintenance of UI components within the Primer React design system. They fixed Storybook stories, addressing issues with component rendering and functionality, such as `useAnchoredPosition` and `TextInput` styling. The user also added new components, like `Checkbox` and `Radio`, and enhanced existing ones by restoring color functionality and improving type definitions. Their work focused on creating and refining reusable UI elements for the Primer design system.
reactprimercomponent-librarydesign-system
rezrah/social-image-generator
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:5 reviews, 109 commits, 3 PRs in 5 months
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