Birdie
Performance Optimisation
Built Playwright performance testing suite and refactored frontend monorepo architecture. Resolved bottlenecks in core user journeys.
ReactPlaywrightPerformance
Dan Cork · Folkestone, UK
Frontend Engineering
& Design Systems
Helping startups and scale-ups build production React applications and scalable component libraries.
Services
How I can help
Frontend Engineering
Production React and React Native applications built for performance and maintainability.
Design Systems
Scalable component libraries from strategy through adoption. Architecture, accessibility, and team enablement.
Technical Leadership
Team mentoring, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
Work
Selected projects
Unit4
Design System from Scratch
Architected monorepo with Nx, built accessible web components with React wrappers. Adopted by 3 teams across 4 products within 6 months.
Design SystemsWeb ComponentsNx
Orri
Greenfield Healthcare App
Designed frontend architecture for eating disorder treatment platform. Built TypeScript SDK and design system foundations.
ReactTypeScriptHealthcare
Experience
Track record
Delivering quality software and leading teams across fintech, healthcare, and enterprise.
15+
Years experience
2014
React since
2017
React Native since
Notable roles
- Unit4Design System Lead
- BirdieSenior Frontend Engineer
- NearFormTechnical Lead
- PortchainFrontend Lead
Podcast
"What The DS?!" co-host
Speaking
NYC, SF, London, Paris, Sofia
Writing
Published in net magazine
Mentoring
School of Code mentor
Contact
Let's work together
Looking for frontend engineering expertise or design systems guidance? I'd love to hear about your project.
Based in Folkestone, UK · Available for remote work worldwide