James Manuel

Senior Frontend Developer

flagbit•  October 2020 - April 2025

E-Commerce-building storefronts, admin features, and a variety of other projects. Build Magento and Shopware projects, creating plugins, extensions and components using HTML, Twig, JS/TS, PHP and Vue. Lead and mentor other devs, conduct code reviews. Embed into client teams. Architect approaches and apply fully responsive designs. Contribute to developing company goals. Working on ad hoc projects using a variety of tech including bespoke setups, LitElement and React.

Senior Software Engineer - Strategic Development

Thomson Reuters/Refinitiv•  January 2016 - September 2020

UI Library development for real time financial/data industry leading apps such as Eikon and (now LSEG) Workspace. Built high performance, framework agnostic web components in LitElement using TypeScript. Collaborated with designers, product owner and team to develop ideas and direction. Developed a cohesive library, from input controls through to complex data interaction and APIs. Implemented extensible theming enhancing reusability across platforms and clients. Wrote unit tests, component demos, extensive documentation, and demo apps. Worked in an Agile Kanban team spanning several timezones. Supported over 300 developers globally across multiple applications and platforms. Evangelised, demo’d, shared knowledge, encouraged contribution, and conducted code reviews. Created CLI tools in Node for development, testing, release, and CD/CI pipelines.

Developer

Mediaocean•  June 2014 - November 2015

Created UI for advertising buying and tracking interfaces. Worked in a cross functional team, spread across several countries, in an Agile environment. Built complex localised user interfaces to RESTful services.

Developer - Digital Campaign Delivery

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe•  January 2011 - June 2014

Supported community and marketing teams to promote first party games and platforms. Built localised sites, forum features and Facebook apps using HTML, CSS, PHP, Zend Framework, JS and MySQL. Mobile first development - eg, the PS4 European mobile launch site. Created backend tools and databases. Implemented SiteCatalyst/Adobe Analytics across several platforms including forums and PlayStation consoles. Took point on projects and developed roadmaps with business owners. Contributed toward overall team direction and vision. Collaborated closely with design, marketing and community teams, Sony entities globally, and external 3rd parties.

Developer - Design Team

London Bridge Media•  January 2010 - January 2011

Worked alongside designers and product owners. Created mini JS framework for pixel perfect localised marketing microsites.

Web Designer/Developer

Freelance•  January 2003 - January 2010

Worked with clients from inception, moodboards, wireframes and prototypes, to delivery and support.