Chuck Kerns

Frisco, TX | Remote / Hybrid (DFW) chuck.kerns@gmail.com

Software Engineer with hands-on experience building, modernizing, and maintaining production mobile and web applications. Strong focus on React Native and modern React patterns, with supporting experience across front-end systems, APIs, and UI architecture. Known for improving code quality, simplifying state and data flow, and owning features from implementation through long-term maintenance in collaborative, remote teams.

Experience

React Native Engineer

FIS Global - Remote

Contribute to a large-scale React Native component system supporting 60+ white-label banking applications.
Build and maintain reusable, hooks-based components shared across multiple client implementations.
Implement scalable local and shared state patterns for multi-tenant requirements.
Extract shared business logic into custom hooks to reduce duplication and improve maintainability.
Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders in a regulated environment to deliver production-ready features.
Support long-term maintenance and incremental modernization of existing mobile codebases.

April 2024 - Present

Front-End React Developer

Shoppers Choice - Remote

Migrated legacy PHP/CMS interfaces to modern React-based front-end architecture.
Refactored UI components to improve performance, usability, and maintainability across brands.
Partnered closely with design teams to refine UX and improve conversion flows.
Introduced AI-assisted workflows for debugging, prototyping, and test creation.

October 2022 - April 2024

Full Stack Developer / UI–UX Designer

Chicago West Pullman LLC - Remote

Built and shipped production React Native applications for financial and identity-driven platforms.
Implemented authentication flows, session handling, and biometric integrations.
Managed async API interactions, loading states, and error handling.
Balanced UI design and engineering responsibilities to deliver cohesive mobile experiences.

November 2019 - October 2022

Front-End Developer & UI/UX Lead

Falkon Technologies - McKinney, TX

Developed front-end systems integrated with C#/.NET backend services.
Modernized legacy applications and improved UI responsiveness.
Built reusable UI components and internal tooling.

July 2017 - November 2019

Graphics Designer & Front-End Developer

Goodway Group - Remote

Led transition from Flash-based experiences to scalable HTML5 solutions.
Built internal automation tools that reduced creative production time and costs.

August 2014 - July 2017