Thomas Boyd

Sendible

Senior Front-end Web Developer · Social media management SaaS · Front-end team

• Migration architecture — Architected and executed the incremental migration of a legacy Backbone.js codebase to TypeScript and React, with no downtime and a consistent user experience across old and new features.
• Feature architecture — Lead developer on large feature projects, shaping them across teams through domain-driven design, requirement specs, API contracts and scope feasibility. Most recently sole front-end developer on a reporting system with drag, drop and resizable dashboards and charting, built around a generic module API.
• AI workflow integration — Early AI team adopter. Helped establish AI workflows, identified suitable models for specific tasks and shaped agents. Thorough working knowledge of GitHub Copilot integrations for PR reviews and automated QA analysis. Integrated Figma MCP with Copilot for design context.
• Patterns and standards — Shaped the core React patterns used across the front-end, and introduced React Query for structured data layers. Worked with our Storybook design system, extending its functionality.
• Build tooling — Took ownership of and maintained the Webpack setup within the micro-frontend architecture.
• Testing and CI/CD — Introduced and maintained the Playwright end-to-end suite running in CI, reducing QA workload and improving release confidence.
• Dependency management — Managed Dependabot package security alerts, provided solutions for difficult dependency updates to maintain app and environment security.
• Third-party integrations — Led the integration of a large third-party application, working directly with their engineers, adapting their solution to our needs.

Sendible

Front-end Web Developer · Social media management SaaS · Front-end team

• Full app deployment — Onboarded as part of a two-person development team recruited to develop a new version of Sendible. Took an early-stage Backbone.js app through to full production. Shaped and drove the use of Backbone.js best practices and patterns.
• Flexibility in the stack — Worked across the stack as the company required, developing APIs using Ruby on Rails and Express.js.
• Maintenance and solutions — Traced and fixed complex bugs spanning MySQL, Ruby and Node.js, taking a holistic approach to maintenance.
• UI/UX contributions — Functioned as a UI/UX developer in the absence of dedicated teams for these disciplines.

Flag Communication

Front-end Web Developer

• Corporate reporting — Built web-based reports for corporate clients, working to strict accessibility, performance and branding guidelines.
• Cross-team collaboration — Worked closely with other teams, including proofreaders, to ensure accuracy on sensitive corporate reports.
• Interactive features — Go-to developer for building interactive features.
• CMS integration — Built integrations with the Umbraco C# CMS.

New Vision Group

Web Integrator

• Tourism websites — Built accessible tourism websites around a legacy in-house booking system.
• Filling system gaps — Brought interactivity to legacy features, using JavaScript to fill gaps in the booking system.
• Mentoring — Mentored and onboarded trainee staff.

Education

BSc (First Class) Digital broadcasting technology

University of Hertfordshire