Albert Olivares

Albert Olivares

Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer with 15 years of experience building performant, user-centric web applications, scalable full-stack systems, and leading frontend architecture initiatives. Proven technical leader who established organization-wide standards, guided engineers through career progression, and partnered with product teams to drive 50% conversion lifts and 40% performance gains.

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Career Impact Metrics

User Conversion
+50%

Driven through funnel optimization, friction removal, and telemetry-backed UX improvements

Performance Lift
-40%

Cut client load times and reduced JS bundle sizes by 30% via state tuning & code splitting

Team Leadership
8 Engineers

Headed frontend initiatives, set organization-wide coding standards, and mentored engineers

Automated Coverage
80%+

Engineered testing frameworks across Jest, Cypress, and shift-left Git hook security gates

Featured Engineering Experience & Projects

Ascent Funding•Senior Software Engineer (Lead Frontend)
May 2018 – Sep 2025

Full-Stack Financial Application Platform

Spearheaded migration of legacy monolithic PHP/jQuery into a decoupled React/TypeScript architecture backed by Laravel, PHP, Golang, and Node.js microservices.

  • Architected state management systems leveraging Redux for predictable global enterprise data flows and Jotai for atomic, component-level state orchestration; resolved critical rendering bottlenecks and optimized high-traffic financial pipelines, slashing client-side load times by 40% and boosting user conversion by 50%.
  • Deployed behavioral telemetry (GTM, PostHog, Clarity), cutting JS bundle size by 30%, load times by 40%, and boosting conversion by 50%.
  • Headed frontend initiatives for an 8-developer team, authored reusable UI component library across 6+ web apps (-40% handoff time).
  • Formulated automated testing framework (Jest, Cypress, RTL) achieving 80% coverage; enforced SOC2 compliance and shift-left Git hook security gates.
  • Managed weekly production release lifecycle and branch promotion workflows across multi-tier environments (develop, staging, production).
ReactTypeScriptNode.jsPHPLaravelGolangReduxJotaiPostgreSQLDockerAWSJestCypress
College ApplicationBootcamp Application
LJG Partners•Web Developer
Sep 2015 – Feb 2018

Client Web Architecture & Interactive VR Experience

Delivered responsive web applications, interactive WebGL 3D VR viewers, and internal social platforms for 10+ client websites.

  • Architected and launched 10+ web applications using Laravel, React, Ruby on Rails, and PostgreSQL/MySQL, maintaining a 95%+ client satisfaction rating.
  • Engineered immersive VR apartment viewer using WebGL and React, creating 3D interactive experiences that boosted acquisition & retention by 20%.
  • Architected internal social network for a prominent real estate firm featuring media sharing, comment systems, and employee nominations.
ReactWebGLLaravelPHPRuby on RailsPostgreSQLMySQLSwagger REST APIs
Park Place IrvineOne CulverFoundry 31South Park CenterEsplanade PhoenixLerner
FireKing International•Web Developer
May 2014 – Jul 2015

IoT Control Panel & Smart Safe Interface

Developed WiFi-enabled control panel interface for smart cash safe management.

  • Engineered WiFi-enabled control panel interface for smart cash safe hardware monitoring and remote control.
  • Collaborated directly with hardware engineering team to deploy embedded software on custom hardware platforms.
IoTEmbedded UIWiFi InterfaceHardware IntegrationJavaScript
Veterans Medical Research Foundation•Programmer Analyst
Mar 2011 – May 2014

Full-Stack Research Portal & Clinical Lab Systems

Led end-to-end modernization of primary research portal supporting 10+ active clinical PTSD studies.

  • Modernized primary research portal from legacy PHP to Laravel with a responsive Bootstrap UI.
  • Engineered specialized data entry systems and lab record tools, cutting sample processing errors by 30% and accelerating analysis workflows by 50%.
LaravelPHPBootstrapMySQLClinical DataSystem Modernization
Celgene Corporation•Java Programmer
Sep 2010 – Feb 2011

Enterprise Automated Compound Request System

Built automated compound request system supporting research team efficiency across 50+ active projects.

  • Engineered automated compound request management system using Java/J2EE, Hibernate, and MySQL.
  • Streamlined laboratory workflows and improved research team efficiency across 50+ active projects.
JavaJ2EEHibernateMySQLEnterprise Systems

Technical Skills & Competencies

Frontend & UI

React
TypeScript
JavaScript (ES6+)
Redux
Jotai (Atomic State)
React Native
WebGL
Tailwind CSS
SASS / SCSS
Bootstrap
Design Systems & Component Libraries
Core Web Vitals
Accessibility (WCAG)

Backend & Data

Node.js
Golang
PHP
Laravel
Ruby on Rails
RESTful API Development
Distributed Systems
PostgreSQL
MySQL
ORM (Hibernate/Eloquent)
Redis Caching

Agentic Engineering

Anthropic Claude / Claude Code
Cursor
Codex
GitHub Copilot
AI-Assisted Prototyping
Automated Test Suite Generation
Context-Aware Code Auditing

Quality & DevOps

Jest / Vitest / RTL / Cypress / Playwright
A/B Testing & Feature Flags
AWS
Docker
Git Hooks & Security Gates
GitHub Actions CI/CD
Observability (PostHog/GTM/Clarity/Mezmo)
Vite / Webpack

Leadership & Delivery

End-to-End Feature Ownership
Engineering Leadership
Technical Mentorship
Frontend Architecture
Agile / Scrum Delivery
UI/UX Strategy & Handoff

Education & Credentials

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

San Diego State University

May 2010
San Diego, CA