NFL.com
Frontend Engineer
Overview
I worked on the frontend of NFL.com, the league's main digital platform. I kept the site in good shape for users, built the Live Draft Strip ticker for NFL Draft Day 2018, and focused on team health: Confluence docs, best practices, mentoring, and meetings to decide how we tackled technical challenges.
Impact
- Enhanced and maintained the frontend of NFL.com to keep the experience seamless for users.
- Developed the Live Draft Strip ticker for NFL Draft Day 2018. Real-time updates during the draft so fans could follow along live.
- Drove team improvement with documentation in Confluence and by establishing best practices for the web team.
- Mentored team members and ran meetings to align on strategies and tech choices for specific problems.
Technical Challenges
- Shipping a reliable live ticker for Draft Day with real-time data and high traffic.
- Getting the whole web team onto shared docs and practices so work stayed consistent.
Technologies
JavaScriptHTMLCSSConfluence