Rhuan Santos

Senior Frontend Engineer / Senior Software Engineer

React, TypeScript

Professional Summary

Senior Frontend Engineer with 13+ years of experience designing and building large-scale, high-traffic web applications for enterprise and consumer platforms. Expert in React, TypeScript, Redux, Next.js, and frontend architecture, including component libraries, design systems, micro-frontends, performance optimization, and accessibility (WCAG 2.1 / ADA). Strong experience collaborating in remote-first, distributed teams, working asynchronously, and owning features end-to-end from design through production. Proven track record delivering mission-critical e-commerce systems impacting millions of users and billions in annual revenue.

Core Skills

Frontend

ReactNext.jsReact NativeJavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptReduxTanStack Query

Architecture

Frontend ArchitectureMicro-frontendsDesign SystemsComponent Libraries

Quality & Performance

Performance OptimizationAccessibility (WCAG 2.1 / ADA)Unit TestingCI/CD

Backend

Node.jsExpressREST APIs

Cloud & Tooling

AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, ELB)GitGulpGruntWeb Workers

Collaboration

Async CommunicationTechnical DocumentationMentorshipCode ReviewsA/B Testing

Professional Experience

Walmart Global Tech

Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2021 – Present
  • Core contributor to samsclub.com Checkout & Payments platform supporting millions of users and approximately $60B in annual revenue.
  • Designed and maintained scalable, reusable React and Redux components for Checkout, Payments, and Address Book flows.
  • Improved performance, reliability, and accessibility across critical purchase paths.
  • Collaborated with Product, UX, and Analytics teams to run A/B experiments and optimize conversion rates.
  • Contributed to internal Design Language System (DLS) and shared component libraries.
  • Led code quality initiatives through CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and pull request reviews.
  • Mentored junior and mid-level engineers, promoting best practices in frontend architecture.

Florida Blue

UI Tech Lead

Jan 2018 – Jun 2021
  • Led frontend architecture for Content Connect, an enterprise platform managing over 500 million documents.
  • First React and JavaScript engineer within ECMS, defining coding standards, libraries, and architectural patterns.
  • Built high-performance, multithreaded user interfaces using Web Workers.
  • Developed reusable React component libraries adopted across multiple teams.
  • Designed and implemented REST APIs using Node.js and Express.
  • Authored architectural design documents and system diagrams.

Adopets

Senior Software Engineer

Apr 2016 – Dec 2017
  • Built responsive web platforms using React, Redux, Node.js, and Express.
  • Created initial mobile application concepts using React Native, Swift, and Java.
  • Collaborated on AWS infrastructure design using EC2, RDS, S3, and Elastic Load Balancing.

Megafoto

Frontend Developer

Jan 2015 – Apr 2016
  • Developed interactive digital experiences for a platform with over 6 million users.
  • Built the main Megafoto Player using JavaScript and the Krpano plugin.
  • Created reusable HTML5 and Sass templates using BEM methodology.
  • Modernized legacy systems by migrating from PHP to Node.js.

Redzero

Full Stack Developer

Jan 2012 – Jan 2015
  • Developed and maintained the main website serving over 15,000 students across 15 locations nationwide.
  • Led a full responsive redesign using HTML5 and CSS3.
  • Worked across PHP, JavaScript, Jekyll, Ruby on Rails, and Grunt.
  • Captured business requirements, produced wireframes, and coordinated with design teams.
  • Ensured ADA compliance and cross-browser compatibility.

Education

Full Sail University

Bachelor of Science, Web Development & Design

Full Sail University

English as a Second Language

Languages

English (Full Professional)Portuguese (Native)Spanish (Conversational)

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