Tom Chen
Senior Front-end Engineer at Teach.org
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Chen is a senior front-end engineer with 14 years of software experience and 7+ years focused on remote-first US product teams, known for turning design mockups into performant React/Next.js applications. He boosted build speed by 83% during a major Next.js migration and trimmed front-end bundle size by 20% while improving registration conversion by 53% through UX-driven onboarding changes. A self-taught web developer with a bachelor’s in electrical engineering, he combines low-level problem solving with practical product instincts and a knack for modern toolchains like Webpack and XState. Tom contributes to notable open-source projects such as Chakra UI—improving documentation and UI components—and maintains React utilities like react-toastr, reflecting his focus on developer experience. Comfortable leading design systems and migrations, he’s praised by clients for delivering results from vague requirements and thriving in asynchronous, remote teams.
14 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at National Taiwan University
Chinese, English, Mandarin
Github Skills (18)
ruby-rails10
javascript10
ui-components10
css-in-js10
rails10
ruby10
uikit10
simpleform10
react10
chakra-ui10
jquery9
documentation9
nextjs8
accessibilityservice7
accessibility7
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
tomchentw/react-toastr
Oct 2014 - Oct 2017
React.js toastr component
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:293 commits, 70 PRs, 130 pushes in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Tom primarily focused on developing the front-end components of a React.js toastr component. Their contributions involved porting the component from a JSFiddle example, adding features such as icon classes, duplicate prevention, and click handlers. The commits demonstrate a focus on enhancing the component's functionality and user interaction by providing additional customization options and UI-specific features.
reacttoastr-jstoastrreact-jstoast
crowdint/rails3-jquery-autocomplete
May 2012 - May 2012
An easy and unobtrusive way to use jQuery's autocomplete with Rails 3
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 commits in 5 days
Contributions summary:Tom primarily focused on enhancing the `rails3-jquery-autocomplete` gem, a Rails 3 plugin. Their contributions involved modifying the `simple_form_plugin.rb` file to add functionality to the autocomplete feature. The user implemented changes to support hidden ID fields, data attributes, and the handling of association reflections within the autocomplete input. They also added debug messages and refactored logic to improve code clarity and functionality.
unobtrusivejqueryrailsrubyautocomplete
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