Julian Petty

Available for freelance work

Julian Petty

Software Engineer

Front-end engineer focused on fast, considered interfaces. I build with React, Astro, and TypeScript, and care most about the details people feel rather than notice.

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  • Next.js
  • Postgres

I’m a front-end engineer who likes the unglamorous parts of the craft: the spacing scale that makes a page feel calm, the loading state nobody notices, the keyboard path through a form.

Most of my work is React, Astro, and TypeScript on top of a design system. I care about building things that stay maintainable after the launch screenshot.

  • Interface engineering

    Component systems, design tokens, and layouts that hold up across breakpoints instead of breaking at the edges.

  • Performance

    Shipping less JavaScript, optimizing images properly, and keeping interactions responsive on mid-range hardware.

  • Accessibility

    Keyboard paths, focus states, and contrast checked in both themes — treated as part of the build, not a pass at the end.

Have something you want built?

I’m open to freelance and full-time front-end work. The fastest way to reach me is email — I reply to everything.