Dillon Ellis | @dillonzellis
Frontend-focused software engineer with 7+ years of experience building production web platforms where CMS architecture, analytics, subscriptions, search, and user-facing performance intersect. I specialize in React, Next.js, TypeScript, Payload CMS, and AWS integrations, with current work supporting high-traffic media properties serving millions of monthly pageviews.
Experience
Build and maintain high-traffic React/Next.js applications for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and related media properties. Contributed to Arc XP → Payload CMS migration work across AJC, DawgNation, and AccessAtlanta, including reusable CMS block patterns, frontend data-flow conventions, analytics/auth integrations, and AWS-backed search/content workflows serving millions of monthly pageviews.
Delivered web applications, marketing sites, and custom WordPress/PHP solutions for credit union organizations across the Southeast. Worked across requirements, implementation, responsive UI, CMS decisions, accessibility considerations, deployment, and ongoing client support.
Built and maintained the digital presence for a wedding venue and floral business, including an online floral shop, marketing website, payment/order workflows, and operational web support. Balanced development work with business operations, customer-facing systems, and select freelance projects.