Kevin Crawford

Front-End Specialist / Full-Stack Generalist

Experience

System1

Senior Software Engineer, MapQuest.com

Jan 2025 – Present

  • Designed and developed implementation of Apple's native iOS Sheet for mobile web, leveraging native scroll behavior for dramatically improved touch interaction. Achieved 10%+ lift in average visit duration on mobile.
  • Championed adoption of AI tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, MCP) to not only enhance developer velocity and experience, but empower product and design as well.
  • Architected and implemented multi-tenancy in MapQuest web application to facilitate partner white-label offering.

Tech: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind, Node.js, GraphQL, React Native, Expo, Jest, Playwright, Storybook, AWS, A/B testing

Playboy

Lead Front-End Software Engineer

Jun 2024 – Jan 2025

  • Reporting directly to CTO, oversaw and mentored team of six contributors to front-end codebase.
  • Orchestrated full-stack refactor of data analytics pipeline in collaboration with business stakeholders, harmonizing front-end and back-end elements to improve traffic attribution while maintaining data integrity and accuracy.
  • Implemented Micro Front-End architecture of multiple web properties co-existing on Playboy.com.
  • Architected shared React component library published to private NPM registry with requisite build systems integration in GitHub Actions.

Senior Front-End Software Engineer

Jan 2023 – Jun 2024

  • Played key role in scaling application to a tenfold increase in revenue over 2023 alone.
  • Architected and led refactor of front-end application to Redux Toolkit for state management and Redux Toolkit Query for API request layer.
  • Identified pain points in complex media asset uploading flow, including AI content moderation pipeline and post-processing, and provided close oversight to significantly improve upload reliability and UX.
  • Oversaw front-end implementation of WebSockets for real-time chat with ensured delivery and interoperability with RESTful HTTP API endpoints for fault tolerance.

Tech: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Redux Toolkit, Astro, Tailwind, Ruby on Rails, Playwright, Storybook, AWS, Cloudflare, Micro-Frontend Architecture

kcrwfrd LLC

  • Los Angeles, CA

Freelance Software Consultant

Jul 2019 – Nov 2023

  • Architected and delivered full-stack web solutions for small to medium-sized businesses across diverse industries.

Doctor Evidence

Senior Front-End Software Engineer

Aug 2015 – Jul 2019

  • Contributed to rich data tooling and visualization in front-end single-page application (SPA).
  • Led and participated in several major refactors including adoption of React, TypeScript, and Redux.
  • Designed and implemented framework-agnostic router to support incremental transition to React.
  • Championed peer review and test driven methodology, enjoying opportunities to mentor junior developers to help them grow and perform at their best.

Tech: TypeScript, React, Redux, D3.js, SASS, Node.js, Mocha, Chai

Shift

  • Santa Monica, CA

Lead Front-End Software Engineer

Sep 2014 – May 2015

  • Assumed lead following release and oversaw development and training of new team of four front-end contributors.
  • Facebook Media Manager would come to serve as a valued consideration for Shift's acquisition by Brand Networks in May, 2015.

Front-End Software Engineer

Mar 2014 – Sep 2014

  • Played key role in the rewrite of flagship Facebook Media Manager product, an AngularJS SPA with Python/Flask middle layer interfacing with Facebook Marketing API.
  • Collaborated closely with product and design to implement in-house design system and component library used across Shift's product portfolio.

Tech: JavaScript, AngularJS, SASS, Jasmine, Python, Flask

Chirp Communicator

  • Long Beach, CA

Front-End Software Engineer

Oct 2013 – Feb 2014

  • Built an AngularJS SPA for social messaging app interfacing with a RESTful API.

Gunn/Jerkens Marketing & Advertising

Lead Web Developer

Jun 2007 – Oct 2013

  • Founded and led development team within the firm.
  • Developed CMS-driven B2C marketing websites for clients.

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