Krista Butler
Senior Software Engineer at Freelance
Arlington, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKrista Butler is a Senior Software Engineer and UX-driven front-end specialist based in Arlington, Texas, who blends two decades of UX, front-end development, and technical writing into human-centered digital products. She’s known for turning complex systems into accessible, performant experiences—building design systems, crafting clear documentation, and optimizing client sites (improving performance metrics by ~50%). Equally comfortable sketching user journeys or shipping React code, she bridges design and engineering to deliver maintainable solutions that boost engagement and business outcomes. Krista has led cross-functional teams, run freelance projects, and founded a web shop that reduced content maintenance effort by half, demonstrating both product and operational impact. Her background as a published author and technical writer surfaces in concise, user-focused communication that reduces onboarding friction and support load. Fueled by curiosity (and coffee), she prefers bold, intentional design that makes developer lives easier as well as delighting end users.
6 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Github Skills (1)
wordpress-plugin9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
KristaButler/blfa
Sep 2020 - Jun 2025
Contributions:1 push, 2 branches in 4 years 10 months
KristaButler/CourseWork
May 2025 - Jun 2025
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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