Jordan
Collins

Frontend Engineer with a passion for building and maintaining Design Systems.

jordan.collins.dev@gmail.comgithub.com/j-a-y-s-e-alinkedin.com/in/jordan-collins
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Projects

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HEX.FF
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Personio Design System
Mesh Design System
Mesh Design System
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GRAIN.WAVE
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SQRTXT
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RE.FRAME
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BIT.FALL
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BINARY.CLOCK
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KID.API

Recent Experience

Senior Frontend Engineer

Personio
Munich, Germany2022 - 2024
  • Designed, developed, and maintained a scalable React-based Design System powered by design tokens.
  • Developed internal tooling, documentation, and interactive playgrounds (Storybook, Playroom) to increase adoption rates.
  • Led a large-scale brand overhaul, ensuring smooth adoption of new UI components across all products and teams.
  • Led the migration of the design system to an evergreen solution, using microfrontends and module federation architecture. This boosted adoption rates and greatly simplified the brand overhaul efforts.
  • Mentored junior developers and championed best practices in frontend architecture, performance, testing, accessibility (a11y), internationalisation (i18n), and responsive design.
  • Fostered a culture of cross-functional collaboration, working closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to reduce inefficiencies and points of friction.

Senior Software Engineer (prev. Software Engineer)

nib Group
Sydney, Australia2019 - 2022
  • Created and maintained 'Mesh', a highly scalable Design System which powers nib and its white-label partners through theming.
  • Engineered both a React-based and framework-agnostic component library, increasing UI consistency and maintainability.
  • Created analytics tooling to monitor adoption rates, ensuring teams were utilizing the power of the design system.
  • Created documentation and usage guidelines to increase adoption across the products.
  • Led a company-wide accessibility initiative, ensuring compliance with WCAG AA standards.
  • Led the engineering on a company rebrand, working with key stakeholders across multiple disciplines to meet all deadlines.
  • Provided best-practice guidance to developers on principles of frontend engineering.

Software Engineer and Business Analyst

Qvalent
Newcastle, Australia2016 - 2019
  • Developed accounts receivable solutions for customers (businesses and government agencies) which included secure online payment portals and backend processing of banking files.
  • Moved into a hybrid Business Analyst role, communicating with customers, gathering requirements, and determining solutions that meet business needs.
  • As a banking institution, developed with OWASP principles to improve security.
  • Worked with designers to create solutions that match strict customer branding.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Software) (Honours)

University of Newcastle
Newcastle, Australia2013 - 2018

Graduated with Honours Class I and placed on the Commendation List for the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment.

Available for new opportunities
2025
Remote or Onsite