About
I'm an engineer and designer based in Baltimore, Maryland. I'm a hiker, photographer, mechanic, and artist.
I spent my early career freelancing and working with small agencies where I was able to really develop my craft as both a designer and engineer. I transitioned into software in 2016, where I then found my passion for both product design and design systems.
I've been the sole designer and engineer on smaller teams, and have also led design and engineering on larger teams. I take pride in living in between worlds, bringing engineers, designers, and product closer together.
2022–now
Senior Software Engineer at Zillow
- Developed and advocated for static analysis tooling, measuring design system adoption across thousands of repositories, increasing awareness of system usage, ROI, and areas of improvment
- Led modernization of unit, E2E, and performance testing capabilities, improving system health visibility
Staff UX Engineer at MessageBird (SparkPost)
2019–2022
Staff UX Engineer
- Designed, built, and maintained Matchbox, a design system, saving SparkPost over 10,000 design and engineering hours per year
- Coordinated with product managers, designers and engineers to define, understand and clarify goals and product requirements for several projects
- Oversaw frontend and design team projects, providing mentorship and direction
2016–2019
Front End Engineer
- Worked within a distributed team, leading the design and technical implementation of various product initiatives
- Provided creative and technical guidance to marketing, product, developer relations, and other engineering teams on several projects
2013–2015
Web Developer at Fifteen4
- Produced interactive micro sites, landing pages, component libraries, style guides, and prototypes to support clients’ products
2007–2012
University of Maryland, College Park
- BA, Communication
Contact
jon@jonambas.com