Sam Bruton
Front-End Engineer
Somewhere between Manchester & Liverpool
Frontend engineer with 7+ years of experience building reactive web applications.
Delivering features, building reusable solutions, creating structure, and shipping quality code.
I got into web development by creating fansites for an MMOCC game in the early 2000s — designing, coding, and hosting sites with shoutcast radios so visitors could enjoy music while exploring game guides and item prices.
- 🌱 Learning to be a better writer & communicator
- 💻 Open new ways of working
- 💬 Mentor — helping others getting started with web development
- 🏂 Snowboarding & Skating
What Matters to Me
- Delivering excellent user-experience
- Collaborating with QE's to create solid end-to-end automation tests
- Code reviewing socratically
- Feature documentation
- Guiding others to success
- Learning & growing
Skills
Core
Expanding
Exploring
To the Future
- Maintaining a backend Node.js API server integrated with client-side applications
- Expanding knowledge of backend development and cloud infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines
- Learning Swift and SwiftUI for iOS development
Work Experience
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Front-End EngineerCAVU · Full-time
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Web Development MentorOpenClassrooms · Part-time
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Front-End Shopify SpecialistSquashed Pixel (Shopify Agency) · Full-time
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Front-End Developer (Shopify Theming & Brand Development)Underexposed · Full-time
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Inspiring MentorCatch22 · Part-time
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WordPress SpecialistBlaze Media · Full-time
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Front-End WordPress SpecialistPure Organic CBD & Pure Organic Golf · Full-time
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Freelance Web DeveloperUpwork · Full-time
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Website Designer & Domain Host ManagementBlueFireHost · Full-time
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Android App Developer InternResult Group Inc · Full-time