About Me
Hello! I'm Shaon Kabir, an interactive and dedicated frontend developer based in Dhaka,Bangladesh, who enjoys building things that live on the internet. I develop exceptional websites and web apps that provide intuitive, pixel-perfect user interfaces with efficient and modern backends.
Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:
- JavaScript (ES6+)
- Typescript
- HTML & (S)CSS
- React
- Node.js
- Express
- Next.js
- Gatsby.js
Where I've Worked
Engineer @ Upstatement
May 2018 - Present
- Write modern, performant, maintainable code for a diverse array of client and internal projects
- Work with a variety of different languages, platforms, frameworks, and content management systems such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Gatsby, React, Craft, Wordpress, Prismic, and Netlify
- Communicate with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, designers, producers, and clients on a daily basis
Studio Developer @ Scout
Jan - April 2018
- Worked with a team of three designers to build a marketing website and e-commerce platform for blistabloc, an ambitious startup originating from Northeastern
- Helped solidify a brand direction for blistabloc that spans both packaging and web
- Interfaced with clients on a weekly basis, providing technological expertise
UI Engineer Co-op @ Apple
July - Dec 2017
- Developed and shipped highly interactive web applications for Apple Music using Ember.js
- Built and shipped the Apple Music Extension within Facebook Messenger leveraging third-party and internal APIs
- Architected and implemented the front-end of Apple Music's embeddable web player widget, which lets users log in and listen to full songs in the browser
- Contributed extensively to MusicKit.js, a JavaScript framework that allows developers to add an Apple Music player to their web apps
Studio Developer @ Scout
Jan - June 2017
- Collaborated with a small team of student designers to spearhead a new brand and design system for Scout’s inaugural student-led design conference at Northeastern
- Worked closely with designers and management team to develop, document, and manage the conference’s marketing website using Jekyll, Sass, and JavaScript
Software Engineer Co-op @ Starry
July - Dec 2016
- Engineered and maintained major features of Starry's customer-facing web app using ES6, Handlebars, Backbone, Marionette and CSS
- Proposed and implemented scalable solutions to issues identified with cloud services and applications responsible for communicating with Starry Station
- Interfaced with user experience designers and other developers to ensure thoughtful and coherent user experiences across Starry’s iOS and Android mobile apps
Creative Technologist Co-op @ MullenLowe
July - Dec 2015
- Developed and maintained code for in-house and client websites primarily using HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, and jQuery
- Manually tested sites in various browsers and mobile devices to ensure cross-browser compatibility and responsiveness
- Clients included JetBlue, Lovesac, U.S. Cellular, U.S. Department of Defense, and more
Some Things I've Built
Featured Project
OctoProfile
A nicer look at your GitHub profile and repo stats. Includes data visualizations of your top languages, starred repositories, and sort through your top repos by number of stars, forks, and size.
- Next.js
- Chart.js
- GitHub API
Featured Project
Spotify Profile
A web app for visualizing personalized Spotify data. View your top artists, top tracks, recently played tracks, and detailed audio information about each track. Create and save new playlists of recommended tracks based on your existing playlists and more.
- React
- Node.js
- Express
- Spotify Web API
Featured Project
Halcyon Theme
A minimal, dark blue theme for VS Code, Sublime Text, Atom, iTerm, and more. Available on Visual Studio Marketplace, Package Control, Atom Package Manager, and npm.
- VS Code
- Sublime Text
- Atom
- iTerm2
- Hyper
Other Noteworthy Projects
view the archiveApple Music Embeddable Web Player Widget
Embeddable web player widget for Apple Music that lets users log in and listen to full song playback in the browser leveraging MusicKit.js. Read more about this project on 9to5Mac.
Apple Music Facebook Messenger Integration
Facebook Messenger chat bot extension featuring authentication and full song streaming from within the Messenger app. Read more about it on The Verge.
What's Next?
Get In Touch
Although I'm not currently looking for freelance opportunities, my inbox is always open. Whether for a potential project or just to say hi, I'll try my best to answer your email!