Kyle Bignell - Front-end developer based in Bristol

Kyle Bignell

Bristol based front-end developer with technical leadership experience. With a deep proficiency in all things JavaScript I quickly get up to speed on any project I join and start moving the team towards simple, powerful, and maintainable solutions. I love delivering business value as soon as possible, sharing updates frequently to keep everyone motivated in the pursuit of building great products.

Driven to learn anything I need to build the best solutions my skills have expanded into the realms of full-stack and dev-ops. I have adopted Kubernetes, AWS, WordPress, Next.js, and more to allow me to deliver great results.

Currently available for new opportunities and always curious about solving problems so please get in touch.

Services

These are my core front-end development services. If you have equivalent or similar work that you think I would be suitable for feel free to contact me with details.

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JavaScript / TypeScript / Node.js Development

With over 10 years of JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js experience I can help meet your requirements in record time. I have delivered new product developments, system modernisations, as well long term maintenance of JavaScript / TypeScript / Node.js projects.

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WordPress Development

I can develop your new website or implement updates to existing systems. With a wealth of experience working in full stack development as well as alongside engineering and project management teams I can integrate with your existing setup or deliver a new solution.

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React Applications

I can quickly make updates to existing React setups or develop new applications. I have experience integrating React as a sub-system of larger JavaScript / TypeScript frameworks as well as using it as the sole framework for new project builds.

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Google Ads Integrations

Through extensive experience leading a bespoke JavaScript framework built on top of Google Publisher Tag at Future plcI I am capable of delivering full site integrations as well as bespoke feature requests. I am also available to consult on existing integrations if you would like to work together on optimising your setup.

Skills

The skills I use to deliver my services. This is a subset of my experience so please reach out if you have other requirements.

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JavaScript

Proficient in modern JavaScript and web APIs. Experienced in optimising page performance for Google core web vitals.

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TypeScript

Extensive experience in developing TypeScript applications, covering the construction of new systems and the migration of legacy JavaScript frameworks.

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Node.js

Having used Node.js to write many development tools as well as using it to build the backend for multiple web applications I am proficient in the language.

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HTML / CSS

Experienced in modern responsive HTML and CSS standards as well as tools such as Sass and PostCSS.

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React

Capable of designing and building new React applications using the latest standards or aiding in the maintenance of existing systems.

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Kubernetes

Experience deploying dozens of web projects using Kubernetes, including Docker image creation, Nginx server configuration, and metric/logging integrations.

Experience

With over 10 years of professional front-end development experience, including 5 years of team leadership, I am now branching out into contracting work.

Projects

A collection of projects and experiments I have worked on independently.

Luxi Urns - Provided extensive front-end and back- end development support

Luxi Urns

Provided extensive support in setting up and customising this WordPress e-commerce site powered by WooCommerce.

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2D to 3D Converter

A client side 2D image to 3D model converter built to allow sketches of urns to be converted to CAD models.

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Electron Web Server

A simple web server built with Electron (Node.js + Chrome), React, and Material UI.

Audio Research Data Collection - A WordPress site to simplify the process of collecting audio data for research.

Audio Research Data Collection

A WordPress site with custom built plugin to simplify the process of collecting data for PhD audio research.