Jessie Asher
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Software Engineer · Technical Lead

Jessie Asher

I build dependable software — and make the process feel calm. Clear communication, honest timelines, and documentation you'll actually use.

How I work

How I'd tackle your project

How I Charge

Projects

Sites I've built and run myself, alongside highlights from my professional work.

Personal project

Kid Play Zone Marketing Site & Application

A fictional marketing site for an indoor jungle gym. Includes a scheduling and checkout flow for birthday party packages.

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Personal project

Ozark Railway Marketing Site & Application

A fictional marketing site for a historic railway. Includes a scheduling and checkout flow for special events and donations.

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Professional · E-commerce

Added Klarna Payment Option in Checkout

Outcome of the project allowed customers to pay for their orders in installments, increasing conversion and revenue.

How it happened

This was an existing project others on my team had started and had run into snags. I was asked to jump in and see if we could get unstuck with some iFrame and CSP issues. After getting up to speed on the project and existing documentation, I used my resources to better understand the problem and was able to get the project unstuck and help complete it.

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Professional · E-commerce

Added Deal Promotions to E-commerce website

Outcome of the project allowed customers to cash in on deals from the stores they love, increasing conversion and revenue.

How it happened

I officially worked on the front-end code for this project and was eventually pulled into the back-end code as well when timelines became tight. I worked with two other teams whose APIs gave us the promotional information and now customers can buy their oil filters at a discount.

Professional · E-commerce

Customer Privacy and Third Party Knowledge Base

Built the docs my team actually uses for third party integrations and customer privacy.

What's inside

This stack of documents held contact information as well as implementation notes for all the third parties on a massive E-commerce website. This streamlined communication, understanding, and cross-team collaboration. It also ended the knowledge silo around customer privacy, integrations, and contacts for these third parties.

Work history

A few highlights from along the way. Open any role for the story.

2023 — Present Software Engineer II & Technical Lead with O'Reilly Auto Parts

Outcomes I helped deliver in this role include

  • Co-lead a team of engineers on the transact product pillar.
  • Scope and plan work with product managers
  • Was involved in modernization of the technical stack through a digital transformation to Google Cloud (GCP)
  • Improved data analytics and collection through work in Google Tag Manager
  • Increased revenue by adding the ability for customers to pay incrementally with Klarna at checkout
  • Improved conversions by adding store promotions and deals to the website
  • Increased site accessibility for customers and obtained Trusted Tester Certification through the Department of Homeland Security
2020 — 2023 Software Developer II with O'Reilly Auto Parts

Outcomes I helped deliver in this role include

  • Streamlined business operations through creation of an application to view, edit, and update shipping data points at stores.
  • Increased revenue by aiding in addition of distribution of sales to Puerto Rico.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by implementing an "over the phone" ordering ability
2020 UI/UX Developer with O'Reilly Auto Parts

Outcomes I helped deliver in this role include

  • Improved business operations through creation of application to view, edit, and update distribution center locations
2019 — 2020 Intern & Junior Developer with O'Reilly Auto Parts

I stepped into the software development world late after earning a master's degree and had a short traditional career as a Dietitian. During this period of time, I passed exams in a rigorous internship run by O'Reilly at Missouri State University and was offered a fulltime role.

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Whether you're hiring or have a project in mind, I'd love to hear about it. I reply within one business day.

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