Cody Lindley

Cody Lindley is a front-end engineering and AI design engineering brand focused on building useful web and desktop products, robust design systems, and AI-first development workflows. With production web UI experience dating back to 1998, Lindley is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft AI, where he leads front-end architecture for GroupMe. His work includes rebuilding GroupMe’s web client and extending the shared codebase to macOS and Windows, alongside developing reusable components and workflows for implementation, review, testing, and release.

The portfolio features design systems, accessible UI components, and research tools exploring on-device language models, browser-local AI, and compatibility across coding-agent tools. It also includes shadcn-html, a framework-free component system for AI coding tools, and practical resources for front-end developers. Lindley shares his expertise through books published by O’Reilly and Apress, handbooks and guides for Frontend Masters, articles, and talks. His services and professional focus center on front-end architecture, design systems, and helping teams modernize their software practices and adopt AI tooling across the development lifecycle.