Braden Frazer
UX Engineer, Design Engineer
ABOUT
Frontend UX engineer with 6+ years of experience and a blended skillset between creative and technical. Passionate about fusing the gap between design and code by building design systems and component libraries. Experienced with SaaS, e-commerce, marketing, and templated CMS sites.
EXPERIENCE
OneSignal
Design Engineer • November 2024 - Present
- Collaborating with designers to develop and maintain OneSignal’s design system, “Beam”.
- Partnering with engineers to implement components and add UI polish to our product.
- Creating prototypes and tools to help us move faster at both product discovery and execution.
Thesis
UX Engineer • April 2024 - November 2024
- Architeched the new website frontend and component library in React, implementing a refreshed design system and style guide sitewide.
- Generated $1M+ in revenue through building 4-5 conversion rate optimization (CRO) A/B tests monthly.
- Led frontend development on a reimagined product quiz experience, resulting in a 24.2% increase in CVR.
Baylor Scott & White Health (Contract)
Front End Developer (Brand) • January 2024 - April 2024
- Analyzed and improved UI/UX across BSWH public-facing websites, ensuring adherence to brand standards and the internal design system.
Dropps
UX Engineer • April 2022 - August 2023
- Backed design and 50+ A/B test initiatives with formal UX studies from Baymard and Nielsen Norman Group.
- Systematized the design pattern library in code using Tailwind CSS and configured design tools.
- Converted low-fidelity designs into production code for new website features as the lead frontend engineer.
Proton.ai
Frontend Engineer • May 2021 - March 2022
Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK
Web Developer • March 2018 – May 2021
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science • 2012 – 2017
Minored in Art and Mathematics. Graduated Cum Laude.
PROJECTS
Wonder Design System
Design System • Figma
A colorful, comic-like design system, inspired by Nintendo's hit 2023 video game 'Super Mario Wonder', and tailored to my own personal portfolio and brand.
Thesis UX Brief
UX Documentation • React, Tailwind CSS, Figma
A brief that highlights UX work I performed during my time at Thesis. It covers design system work, some components built, A/B tests ran, and other UI improvements.
Nintendle
Word Guessing Game • React, Tailwind CSS, Zustand
Nintendle is a Wordle clone with an emphasis on Nintendo-themed solutions. The dictionary of solutions was curated by hand and includes a variety of Nintendo characters, themes, locations, and concepts.
Weathrr
Weather App • React, Tailwind CSS, OpenWeatherMap API
Weather conditions app built in React. The current temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed, and conditions are pulled from OpenWeatherMap's API.
SKILLS
UI/UX
- Figma
- Design Systems
- A/B Testing
- Storybook
- Component Libraries
- WCAG / Accessibility
Languages & Tech
- HTML
- CSS
- SCSS
- Tailwind CSS
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React
- REST APIs
- Git
Other
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Photography
- Video Editing