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Trevor McDougald, full-stack engineer. 6+ years of building software people come back to.

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Trevor is go to person for frontend development and has done great with developing UIs. He is always well-informed with latest technologies and looks for improvements where ever possible.

― AmazonianFrontendUI/UX

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GitHub

a.amazon.dev ― Internal to Amazon

Project internal to Amazon for analysis of git-repositories. Tracked dependencies, code-changes, git-metrics, etc. across thousands of npm-monorepos, websites, and GenAI / AgenticAI projects.

TypescriptReactAWS CDKDynamoDB+6

GitHub

My .dotfiles, themes, and dev-setups

A comprehensive dotfiles repository containing terminal themes, shell configurations, editor settings, and development tools setup. Features custom ZSH themes with Powerlevel10k, Neovim configurations, VS Code and JetBrains settings, and automated setup scripts for consistent development environments across macOS and Linux machines.

ZSHoh-my-zshPowerlevel10kBash+14

GitHub

SaaS Recipes ― Analyzing Codebases in the Wild

Dashboard for tracking and analyzing open-source SaaS templates and live projects. Helps track end-to-end codebases that have scaled for user and business requirements. Features comprehensive filtering, sorting, and search capabilities with grid and table views for exploring curated collections of modern SaaS projects, starter kits, and boilerplates.

Next.jsTypeScriptReactDrizzle ORM+10

GitHub

Vercel & Self-Hosted Applications

A summary of the self-hosted applications I've released including links.me.at (professional link-in-bio platform), eslint-config.me.at (comprehensive ESLint configuration documentation), and umami.me.at (privacy-focused analytics dashboard). Each application serves a specific purpose while demonstrating modern full-stack development practices, clean architecture, and efficient deployment strategies.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindCSSReact+12

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Personal Monorepo ― me.at

A multi-purpose system combining portfolio showcases, techn blog, and project gallery with user authentication, contact management, and dashboard functionality. Built as a scalable foundation for future SaaS applications with comprehensive content management and internationalization support.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindCSSShadCN+16

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Amazonian

― 2026

Trever has good technical knowledge and focus on innovative ideas

Continuous Learning

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor demonstrates admirable curiosity that enables him to quickly grasp new UI technologies and frameworks. This learning agility is visible in the UI projects he leads, like the Project-A frontend and Project-B, where incorporated modern advances to enhance the user experience. Trevor consistently spots and seizes opportunities to fine-tune web interfaces for optimal speed and responsiveness.

Continuous LearningUI/UX

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor is a talented developer, and his code is clean and efficient for the most part. His grasp of typescript and front end frameworks is great. He does have a knack for breaking down intricate problems into manageable pieces and devising elegant solutions. One such example would be devising pivoting solutions around huge amount of data we have in Project-B in every possible format with high efficiency and low latency.

Best PracticesDeliverables

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor is constantly iterating on his existing work, and growing in his level of understanding as a result.

Best Practices

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor is great at developing systems and has delivered numerous projects in the frontend such as Project-B and Project-A. Trevor has a great bias for action by implementing new solutions for infrastructure and always looking for things to improve the developer experience. Trevor is very knowledgeable of best practices and software design.

Best Practices

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor is quick to take ownership of whatever task is handed to him. He gets things done, challenging ideas when necessary to ensure long-term results.

Deliverables

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor is very knowledgeable about FE development. I worked with him on UI revamp project of SHT. Trevor has a tendency to always think "what more can we do for the customer" which is very good for the team as it brings in new suggestions and perspectives.

FrontendCustomer Focus

Amazonian

― 2026

Diverse perspective of the technologies and helping others with troubleshooting the issues are the strengths of Trevor. He always up for helping others to unblock with the issues. Has good understanding of Frontend technologies and best practices.

MentoringFrontendBest Practices

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor consistently pays great attention to customers when building out features and components - solving the root of the problem while improving the user experience as seen in his recent contributions with the Project-C program. He is also consistently making small improvements to the front end code base in order to optimize builds and ensuring our stack stays lean.

UI/UXFrontendBest Practices

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor continues to investigate new and interesting pieces of front end technology to integrate into our platform.

FrontendContinuous Learning

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor has good knowledge about different tools and technologies being used in our systems and in the industry as well. He shows bias for action and is always ready to accept new challenges. He is also always ready to help out peers while troubleshooting any issues.

MentoringContinuous Learning

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor has great knowledge and indepth understanding of front end development. Trevor has been the go to person for any help regarding front end deep dive or feature development for the team. Trevor always writes his code providing clear comments wherever necessary and updates team's documentation and dashboards proactively. Trevor setup dashboards and monitoring for all applications and its great

FrontendMentoringBest Practices

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor has strong knowledge of Project-B and takes ownership when issues arise. His expertise in frontend technologies, especially React, allows him to provide clear solutions. With a customer-obsessed mindset, he proactively incorporates feedback. As a mentor, Trevor is patient, always available to help me understand our services and answer any questions, no matter how small.

FrontendMentoringDeliverablesCustomer Focus

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor is a great engineer and developed most things on the frontend such as Project-A, Project-B, and Project-C. He has deep knowledge of different technologies such as CDK and React. He is customer obsessed and always thinks about what's best based on feedback and intuition. He also makes improvements fast based on calculated risks.

FrontendCustomer FocusSystem Design

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor shows good technical skills and careful thinking in his work, as seen in his work on Project-B and Project-D. He's reliable in delivering tasks and adapts to changing requirements. His attention to detail is evident, particularly in Project-A and Project-C. These qualities contribute positively to his professional development and team contributions.

FrontendDeliverablesBest Practices

Amazonian

― 2026

Trevor's work rate is off top notch. He is very much involved in improving our tool is always working on getting it better for the customers.

DeliverablesCustomer Focus

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor's super power is that he is a perfectionist. I have seen him working primarily with front-end applications and he is always striving to achieve results that will be the most beneficial to the customers we are serving. He is always asking the right questions to ensure we have the best vision for the product that we are building.

FrontendBest Practices

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor seems to be an expert in his domain. I worked with Trevor in scoping and analysing a project and he assisted and clarified my doubts really well. He seems very approachable and reliable

Mentoring

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor was one of the engineers in the team who was able to understand the Amazon ecosystem and the team's code repos in a very short span. In less than a quarter, he started picking up some actual production impact tasks and was able to deliver them efficiently. He also comes up with his own ideas which is much appreciated.

System DesignDeliverables

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor has an exceptional willingness to grow and find knowledge. He is consistently able to find the solutions to hard problems, and always willing to iterate on his ideas, implementations, and even his own knowledge.

Mentoring

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor is fantastic at taking an assigned task, then making progress on getting it done quickly. He regularly deliver features and changes to the website UX as customers express their needs, even in challenging cases where the feedback is in response to a bug or a complaint about features during peak prep.

UI/UXDeliverables

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor is quick in understanding customer requirements and is very flexible in his action plan which is a result of his deep knowledge of our systems. For example, in the constant changing requirements and features when building the Project C frontend, he made sure he delivered on time. Additionally, he always has a holistic approach for the problem at hand and is direct in his feedback.

System DesignDeliverables

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor always thinks about the customer, he uses this super power to enhance user experience of our Project B tool. There were many instances where in he came with out of the box ideas like showing automations in a different tab, showing Project C questions section wise and many others. Testimonies about Project C's UI actually speaks for his work and efforts.

FrontendUI/UX

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor consistently pays great attention to users and customers when building out features and components - solving the root of the problem while improving the user experience.

UI/UX

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor is constantly learning about new technologies and how best to implement them for different use cases, such as a recent CRON solution we visited that leveraged several AWS technologies.

System DesignMentoring

Amazonian

― 2025

Trevor has a natural inclination to think out of the box to deliver solutions with better ideas, an example being Project C UI design, which I think he had a major role. Trevor explores new areas/technologies as needed and helps the team, which is a great attribute for a developing leader.

System DesignUI/UX

Amazonian

― 2024

Trevor is very inquisitive and always looks for opportunities for doing things better. He strives for delivering results quickly while maintaining highest standards. For ex, working on Project D, he quickly identified the data was too heavy for the UI and quickly made memoization provisions that helped in rendering the data faster with a much improved UI experience providing more value to our end customer.

Best PracticesUI/UX

Amazonian

― 2024

Trevor has consistently demonstrated to be very reliable on the front-end development of our Team's software applications. Even with no guidance, he has always took the time to research and study best practices and the industry standard for developing web applications - this is evident in his contributions on the revamp of our services like Project A and Project C.

Frontend

Amazonian

― 2024

Trevor's super power is working hard and building systems at an incredible pace while maintaining focus on the customer. He is up to date with best practices and news in tech. Trevor is also very good at mentoring and provides tips and tricks that help increase the team's productivity.

DeliverablesMentoring

Amazonian

― 2024

Trevor always takes on many front end tasks and delivers features on a timely basis. The solutions that he creates are both nice looking and easy to use.

Frontend

Amazonian

― 2024

Trevor's super powers are his ability to own, bias for action and deep dive that helped the team during Project B efforts. Listen attentively, speak candidly, treats others respectfully and is available for help anytime helped him earn the teams trust.

Deliverables

Amazonian

― 2023

Trevor is the team's go-to person for frontend development and has done great with developing UIs. He is always well-informed with latest technologies and looks for improvements where ever possible.

FrontendUI/UX

Amazonian

― 2023

Trevor has an excellent attention to detail when it comes to the UX. He understands the customer requirements without missing a single detail and tries to come up with at least a couple of ideas for the requirement. The UX for Project C customers has significantly improved in the last one year, thanks to Trevor's innovative skills.

DeliverablesUI/UX

Amazonian

― 2020

During development of Project A, I constantly observed Trevor's passion for delivering better user experiences and his passion to explore and deliver more than asked for. Project A's detail views are examples for the same, awesome qualities for a relatively new Engineer. He quickly gets into action for any task given to him, all of Project A's features are examples of this.

DeliverablesUI/UX

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