Summary
Vicki Keeley is a Principal Engineer and seasoned front-end specialist with 11 years building high-quality, responsive web experiences for major brands such as MINI, Mercedes, Royal Mail and The Telegraph. She combines deep hands-on expertise in modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue, React, Angular, Backbone) with strong tooling and build-system knowledge (Node, Grunt, Gulp, Browserify) to ship production-ready UIs and design systems. Her recent roles at OpenDialog AI saw her evolve from Lead Frontend Engineer to Principal Engineer, directing the UI of a conversational platform and mentoring teams on scalable front-end architecture. Vicki frequently architects complex integrations—WebGL/Unity, AR content, chatbots and themable widget systems—demonstrating a knack for marrying cutting-edge interaction with pragmatic engineering. She began her career bridging design and delivery (a First Class BA in Product Design with Marketing) and brings a user-focused perspective that improves both usability and maintainability. Colleagues describe her as a practical technical lead who moves quickly from prototyping to robust, client-ready implementations.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA (hons) First Class Product Design with Marketing, BA (hons) First Class Product Design with Marketing at Solent University