Adam Pena

Engineer of fast, scalable, and accessible UI—used at scale.

I've led frontend development at Cash App and Plaid, building experimentation and data platforms that scale across teams. My work emphasizes performance, accessibility, and systems that hold up under pressure.

Experience

Senior Front-End Engineer at Cash App

Oct 2022Feb 2025

  • Architected and launched a cross-team marketing experimentation platform, increasing conversion rates by 5% through faster A/B test deployment and real-time metric tracking.
  • Led frontend performance initiatives, cutting page load times by 70% and boosting Lighthouse scores across all surfaces by 60+ points.
  • Drove a company-wide accessibility compliance program, resolving 100% of WCAG 2.1 violations and introducing automated testing pipelines to ensure ongoing compliance.
  • Implemented advanced caching strategies and server-side rendering, improving SEO performance and increasing organic search traffic by 30%.

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