Junior
Frontend Developer template
CLARA MENDEZ
Frontend Developer · Junior
Miami, FL · clara.mendez@email.com · (555) 010-2402 · linkedin.com/in/claramendez
Summary
Frontend developer owning product surfaces in React and Next.js. Ships features with tests and accessibility built in, and treats Core Web Vitals as a requirement rather than a cleanup task.
Experience
Frontend Developer
Biscayne Commerce · 2022-Present
- Shipped a TypeScript/React checkout redesign; reduced failed submissions 19% after inline validation fixes.
- Migrated 12 pages to Next.js server components; improved LCP 28% on mobile.
- Built a Playwright suite for critical flows; blocked 4 regressions from reaching staging.
- Drove an accessibility pass to WCAG 2.1 AA; made the booking flow fully keyboard-navigable.
- Set a performance budget in CI so Core Web Vitals regressions failed the build.
- Key project — Core Web Vitals audit tool: scripted Lighthouse runs across routes and charted regressions for review.
Junior Frontend Developer
Harborline Media · 2021-2022
- Converted design system mockups into reusable components; removed duplicate button and form variants.
- Added unit and interaction tests to shared components.
- Fixed accessibility issues found in audits.
- Improved bundle size by code-splitting heavy dependencies.
- Documented components in Storybook for reuse.
- Key project — Component library starter: built accessible primitives with Storybook docs and Jest coverage.
Skills
TypeScript / JavaScript · React · Next.js · CSS / Tailwind · Accessibility (WCAG) · Web performance (Core Web Vitals) · Testing (Jest, Playwright) · REST & GraphQL
Education
BS Information Technology · Bayfront University · 2021