A large European e-commerce retailer with a server-rendered PHP storefront, worked on by several teams.
Frontend Engineer and one of the most active contributors to the storefront frontend, in a mixed team. In 2022 I was the lead contributor on two proofs of concept.
Modernise the frontend inside a large, legacy, multi-team codebase, without replacing the backend underneath it.
Struck out: Server-rendered PHP templates for every interactive part of the page.
Inserted: React “islands”: login, search, product availability and account pages mount into specific spots on the PHP pages, from bundles the templates read via a manifest.
Modern UI, shipped piece by piece, without replacing the backend.
Struck out: Different teams re-implementing the same UI patterns.
Inserted: A shared pattern library, where each pattern is a packaged, documented unit (component, tests and style guide) tied to the brand guidelines.
A proof of concept I led in 2022.
How the storefront could be split between teams.
Inserted: A micro-frontend proof of concept, with separate home, navigation, search and checkout apps.
A proof of concept I led in 2022.
I wrote many of the stories and tests, so components render with realistic data and stay covered.
A modern component layer that works with the existing PHP backend, and a clear path towards a shared design system that different teams can build on.
“David is one of the strongest frontend engineers I've worked with, and his technical craft is impeccable.”