Yuki Nakamura-Smith
Frontend Developer
“The Perfectionist”
Pixel-Perfect UI Engineer | Design Systems | CSS Artisan
📍 Los Angeles, CA💼 9 years experience🏢 Engineering
👤 About
Pixel-perfect obsessive who sweats every border-radius. Design systems are their love language.
Trained as an illustrator before discovering code, Yuki sees CSS as a fine art medium. She literally notices 1px misalignments from across the room — her colleagues have tested this — and considers browser inconsistencies a personal challenge to overcome.
💪 Key Strengths
Design systemsCSS masteryComponent libraries
💼 Work History
Airbnb
Senior Frontend Engineer
2020–2024
- Built design system used by 400+ engineers
- Achieved 99.9% design-to-code fidelity score
Pinterest
Frontend Engineer
2017–2020
- Led CSS architecture overhaul reducing bundle size 45%
Agency (Freelance)
UI Developer
2015–2017
- Delivered 30+ pixel-perfect responsive sites
🏅 Industry Certifications
AICPA
✓ Certified Accessibility Professional (CPAC)
Google
✓ Google UX Design Certificate
Amazon Web Services
✓ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Adobe
✓ Adobe Certified Professional in Web Design
🎓 Education
BFA Interaction Design
Art Center College of Design
2015
🛠️ Skills
ReactCSS/SCSSDesign SystemsFigmaStorybookAccessibilityPerformanceTypeScript