Staff Software Engineer
Jonathan Hustead
I build front-end systems that stay fast and usable as products grow. Most of my work sits between design intent and production-ready UI.
About
What I spend my time on
I am a Staff Software Engineer with more than twenty years in front-end development. In my current role I own much of the UI architecture work, which means setting patterns other teams can reuse and keeping complex products coherent as they evolve. The goal is usually the same: pages that feel quick and hold up across devices, with accessibility treated as part of the build rather than a late pass.
Day to day I work in .NET Core, Razor Class Libraries, MVC, and micro-frontend setups when a monolith needs room to breathe. I have an M.S. in Management Information Systems from UCF. Most of my career has been spent on product UI in financial services and healthcare, with earlier years on large-scale e-commerce.
Core expertise
- UI/UX Architecture
- Design systems
- Micro-Frontends
- Rapid prototyping
- ADA Compliance
- E-commerce Systems
- Analytics & SEO
- Usability Testing
Technical stack
.NET Core 10 · .NET RCL · ASP.NET MVC · Alpine.js · htmx · AngularJS · jQuery · Tailwind CSS · Bootstrap · Kendo UI · Python · PHP · WordPress · Coveo Search
Selected work
Projects and product UI
Screenshots from products I have designed or engineered. You will see admin tools and status systems here, plus marketing sites and internal portals.
Experience
Experience
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Staff Software Engineer
- Lead UI architecture for enterprise products, working with design and engineering to define shared templates and patterns teams can actually reuse.
- Build production front-end layouts in .NET and .NET Core with MVC, AngularJS, jQuery, and Kendo UI.
- Prototype early with stakeholders so we can prove a flow before we wire it to backend APIs.
- Push the stack forward where it counts, including .NET Core 10 work and micro-frontend structures when the old shape of the app starts to get in the way.
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Web Marketing Manager
- Worked with the Creative Director on design and development for corporate sites and marketing properties.
- Built and maintained custom WordPress applications with PHP, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3.
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Senior UI Engineer
- Helped a young startup grow by shaping the first real UI frameworks instead of one-off screens.
- Built interactive prototypes in AngularJS, .NET MVC, and jQuery for executive demos and proof-of-concept reviews.
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Lead Front-End Developer
- Worked with IT, design, SEO, and marketing to define front-end layouts and the technical requirements behind them.
- Built prototype pages and style systems that kept branding consistent across hundreds of high-traffic sports storefronts.
Education
Education
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2007
Master of Science · Management Information Systems (MIS)
University of Central Florida · Orlando, Florida
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2005
Bachelor of Science · Information Technology (IT)
University of Central Florida · Orlando, Florida
Contact
Get in touch
If you want to talk about front-end architecture or a product UI problem, send a message. I usually reply within a few business days.