John Cashmore

Developing high-traffic e-commerce platform and raffle services for premium brands

• Developing and maintaining a high-traffic e-commerce platform for a premium international streetwear brand using React and Node.js
• Building and optimizing serverless backend infrastructure utilizing TypeScript, AWS Lambda, SQS, and DynamoDB to process and manage orders at scale
• Implementing responsive design patterns and enhancing site performance to support flash sales with significant concurrent user traffic
• Architecting and maintaining a sophisticated raffle service system for limited-edition product releases by high-profile artists and designer collaborations
• Designing robust systems capable of handling extreme traffic surges during product drops while ensuring fairness and security in the raffle process
• Engineering solutions that maintain system stability and performance during periods of concentrated global demand

Led technical strategy and development for a telephony services startup

• Architected and developed backend applications using TypeScript and Node.js that integrate with AWS SQS, Stripe, Twilio, IBM Watson, and Salesforce
• Modernized development workflow by introducing TypeScript to improve code quality and reduce bugs
• Implemented containerization with Docker and established CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
• Designed and built Intervoo, a voice analysis platform using AWS Transcribe and IBM Watson, delivering actionable insights for customer interactions
• Created outbound campaign calling capabilities for Twilio Flex using React, integrating with Salesforce and Twilio Functions

Working on the all things hair brand using Eleventy and VueJs

• Built and maintained the All Things Hair brand website using Eleventy and Vue.js
• Implemented responsive design patterns and component-based architecture
• Optimized site performance and user experience

Developing the funeral care applications

• Developed funeral care applications using Python and Vue.js
• Implemented backend services and frontend interfaces
• Collaborated with business stakeholders to deliver required functionality

Senior resource to help upskill the team on React and general development practices

• Brought in as a senior technical resource to upskill team on React development
• Mentored junior developers on modern JavaScript practices and component architecture
• Established code quality standards and review processes

Working on a django application within the funeralcare business

• Introduced modern JavaScript techniques using Babel to transpile ES6 code
• Created Jest tests for all new code written for the application
• Started the process of moving the team away from jQuery
• Improved the build process in the VueJS application
• Enabled the development pipeline to build branches automatically in Jenkins

Working on large multi location scaled agile project for HMRC

• Worked on large-scale Agile project developing Angular applications
• Implemented comprehensive test coverage with Jasmine, enabling smooth migration from Beta Angular versions to production releases
• Introduced Blueprint API and Swagger to decouple frontend, backend, and QA workflows

Responsible for all client projects, reporting directly to the board

• Promoted to lead all client development projects and report directly to the board
• Managed multiple development teams across cloud-based solutions
• Established development standards and quality control processes

Developing Cordova applications, nodejs rest apis, and configuring ELK stacks

• Developed Cordova mobile applications, Node.js REST APIs, and frontend applications
• Configured ELK stacks for logging and monitoring of Node.js services
• Built solutions leveraging AWS, Azure, and other cloud platforms
• Key projects included CallSquad (AngularJS, Node.js), Givvit Mobile Application (Cordova, Java, Node.js, AngularJS), and Bubble (AngularJS, Node.js, Neo4j)

Contracting at a FTSE 250 company producing an AngularJs application

• Contracted with FTSE 250 company to develop AngularJS product configuration application

Producing componentised HTML and JavaScript for various CMS systems

• Developed component-based HTML and JavaScript for integration with various CMS systems
• Created responsive, mobile-first designs with LESS and Grunt for automation
• Built sites for major clients including Celebrity Cruises, Yara, ViaCord, and LRQA

Developing front end code for travel industry clients

• Developed frontend solutions for travel industry clients, ensuring SEO-friendly implementations
• Created interactive features using JavaScript for form validation, mapping, and AJAX content loading

Monitoring pages coming through the council CMS system

• Monitored content quality through the council's CMS system, ensuring compliance with government accessibility guidelines
• Designed mini-sites for high-level job postings, council partner sites, and the main council website
• Developed both simple JavaScript-based projects and more extensive ASP.NET applications
• Collaborated with the development team on a wide range of online and offline projects while meeting strict deadlines