Evan Richards

Hi, I'm Evan — a Seattle-based software engineer focused on crafting high-quality frontends and building products that scale.

I specialize in React, React Native, and product-focused engineering.

With nearly a decade of experience, I've led front-end teams, improved onboarding and checkout flows, and shipped mobile and web apps across startups and enterprises.

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Career highlights

  • •Increased activation rates from <30% to 90% by redesigning onboarding at LegalShield
  • •Boosted login success by ~80% through UX research and flow redesign
  • •Improved mobile navigation engagement by over 60% by aligning patterns across platforms
  • •Cut UI development time by building a scalable component library using Radix UI
  • •Led frontend and UX for a mobile ERP system serving an Icelandic retail startup
  • •Delivered a custom performance evaluation app for Chick-fil-A using React Native
  • •Built a iOS sales app praised for intuitive UX at McKee Foods. It has processed over $6B in sales.
  • •Mentored engineers and fostered cross-functional collaboration as a Principal Engineer & Tech Lead
  • •Implemented GA4 + LaunchDarkly to drive data-informed product decisions and A/B tests

What I do

  • • Frontend architecture in React / React Native
  • • UI/UX collaboration and design systems
  • • Rapid prototyping and MVP delivery
  • • Product consulting for startups

Skills

Frontend

React, React Native, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+)

Styling & Design

Tailwind CSS, SCSS, Radix UI, Material UI

Design & Testing

Figma, A/B Testing, Accessibility (WCAG), Responsive Design

Testing & DevOps

Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, Cypress, CI/CD

Backend & Data

REST, SQL, NoSQL, Firebase, GraphQL, OAuth, JWT

Tools & Platforms

Git, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket, Vercel, Codefresh, GA4, LaunchDarkly

Beyond work, I love travel, urban design, public transit, and thinking about how software can improve lives.

Services

UX + Frontend Audit

Starting at $1,500

Timeline: 1–2 weeks • Client Type: SaaS products, e-commerce sites, web platforms, or internal tools

A deep dive into your product's user experience and frontend implementation. I combine UX heuristics with real-world frontend performance, accessibility, and interaction best practices—tailored to your user base and business goals.

Includes: UX heuristic analysis, frontend performance review, accessibility scan, micro-interactions review, competitive benchmarks, top 10 quick wins, prioritized roadmap

UX & Frontend Advisory

$2,000/month

Up to 5 hours/month of advisory and review time with Slack & email access, Figma & code review comments, and optional strategy calls.

Ideal for: Early-stage startups, founders or PMs who want fast, senior-level feedback, designers or devs who need mentorship

Ongoing UX & Engineering Advisory

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Availability: Limited to 1–2 clients at a time • Time: Up to 10 hours/month

Your fractional UX and frontend lead—without the full-time hire. I plug into your team to provide strategic guidance, design critique, technical input, and fast feedback across product, design, and engineering.

Includes: Slack & email access, design & UX reviews, frontend feedback, weekly syncs, ticket writing & QA input, strategy support

Contact

Let's talk if you need someone who can design, build, and ship — fast.