The Black Cat Logo

A collection of work by Sydney Hill

Product Design & Full Stack Engineering

Truckee, California

sydneyehill@gmail.com

Work Experience

PassiveInvesting.com

Nov 2023 – Sep 2024

Senior Software Engineer & Designer

  • Built frontend of Vue.js + Capacitor app in 7 months
  • Collaborated with backend engineers to design and develop internal REST API
  • Created frontend test suite with Pinia + Jest

ComplYant

Jan 2022 – Oct 2023

Full Stack Software Engineer

  • Launched company’s first design library
  • Cut dev cycles by building Figma prototypes for reviews + testing
  • Proved expense tracking feature viability in 5 days via design sprint
  • Shipped IRS 4868 filing tool in 4 months (backend + frontend)
  • Developed client-side REST API integrations with external vendors
  • Mapped features with ERDs and flowcharts for cross-team clarity

Right Start Data

Jan 2020 – Dec 2021

Designer & Developer

  • Improved dev efficiency with detailed user flow designs (happy/unhappy paths)
  • Expanded skills by building in React Native + Laravel
  • Drove 300% sales increase via subscription + marketing platform

Self Employed

Sep 2018 – Jan 2022

Designer & Developer

  • Maintained 100% Job Success Rate on Upwork
  • Earned $20K on Upwork ($70K+ total) in first year of freelancing
  • Proven ability to work independently and deliver on time