Hello there!

I'm Jennifer Parsons, but you can call me JP. I'm a team lead and engineering manager with over 14 years of engineering and leadership experience.

I love building teams that thrive and coaching others so they can grow their skills and talents.

My super power is taking ineffective processes, figuring out what's broken, then bringing folks along to help me make them better.

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Jennifer Lyn Parsons

My strengths

LEADERSHIP

I'm genuinely passionate about leading and growing teams, managing engineers, and empowering reports to all do their best work

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

I have 15 years of experience in full-stack web-based application development, with a focus on the frontend, unit and end-to-end testing, and accessibility

COMMUNICATION

I'm committed to fostering clear communication with clients, team representatives, and across different practices

REMOTE EXPERIENCE

I thrive in the remote work environment and have led distributed teams across up to 6 timezones for over 10 years

HIGH TRUST

I've cleared US Federal background investigations and completed basic cybersecurity and anti-terrorism training to work on government projects that require a high level of Public Trust

Leadership Philosophy

People Management Approach

  • Employee-Centric 1:1s

    I believe in making one-on-ones truly belong to the report, creating a space for growth, feedback, and authentic dialogue.

  • Structured Onboarding

    My 30/60/90 framework ensures new team members have clear goals, expectations, and support systems from day one.

  • Crisis Navigation

    I've developed robust frameworks for handling both performance improvement plans and personal crisis situations with empathy and clarity.

Process Innovation

  • Continuous Improvement

    I foster a growth mindset where feedback is valued and "good enough" is never our final destination.

  • Experimentation Framework

    My structured approach to testing new ideas ensures we learn from both successes and failures.

  • Cross-Practice Collaboration

    I excel at building bridges between teams and fostering clear communication across organizational boundaries.

Strategic Communication

  • Stakeholder Engagement

    I excel at building relationships across teams and organizations, ensuring all voices are heard and aligned.

  • Knowledge Sharing

    Through talks, demos, and documentation, I create cultures of learning and transparency.

  • Change Management

    I specialize in guiding teams through transitions with clear communication and empathetic leadership.

Technical Leadership

Frontend Expertise

  • Development: React/GraphQL ecosystem, modern CSS frameworks, component architecture
  • Testing: Test-driven development advocacy, automated testing implementation
  • Performance: Frontend optimization, metrics tracking, user experience enhancement

Accessibility Leadership

  • Standards: WCAG 2.1 compliance expertise, accessibility testing tools
  • Training: Team education, best practices implementation, culture building
  • Advocacy: User-centric design, inclusive development practices

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Full-Stack: End-to-end understanding, API design, infrastructure basics
  • Integration: Technical decision facilitation, requirements translation
  • Partnership: Backend/infrastructure team collaboration, cross-team leadership

What Colleagues Say

"As my manager, JP was very supportive and cared a lot about my career trajectory and sought out to help me reach my goals. She always provided sound advice and the tools/opportunities I needed to advance in my role. JP ensured we had a safe, open, and supportive space within the team, which fostered great team collaboration and growth."

- Belle Poopongpanit, Software Engineer

"JP is one of the most thoughtful, kind, and proactive engineering leaders I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She excels in multiple areas, including understanding how to balance competing priorities across complex initiatives, caring for team members and their development, and elevating feedback from across many teams to leadership at the right time."

- Chris Weekley, Product Leader

"JP is an incredible team lead who excels at breaking down complex engineering tasks and getting the team to work cohesively despite their obstacles. It always amazed me at how great she was at ensuring that her team was running efficiently and delivering solid work despite the circumstances."

- Prakit Mohal, Product Manager

"JP makes every situation better, every team better, and every person she works with better by establishing clear processes and expectations. She listens with empathy before acting, but then acts decisively and effectively. It was an honor and a pleasure to work with JP."

- Andrew Hobson, Senior Software Engineer

"JP led an amazing team that was a pleasure to work on. She balanced the impossible: filtering down the ever-shifting needs of a volatile project, while her team consistently delivered sprint after sprint; advocating for autonomy and excellence among her team members, while exhibiting genuine care for us and our work-life balance; standing at the center of a group of people from both sides of the project who shared a casual rapport, day after day."

- Scott Ries, Software Engineer