Dylan Grant
EXPERTISE
BIO
My passion centers on not just writing amazing frontend code, but also leadership - guiding teams to innovate and achieve beyond expectations. Empowering the team to push boundaries and achieve excellence through digital transformations and creating effortlessly engaging digital experiences. It’s this blend of coding expertise, leadership, teamwork, and a never-ending passion for tinkering and learning that drives me.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Software Engineer
Talentful
January 2025 - March 2025
Launched Talentful's internal talent software to the public. Responsible for feature development in React and TypeScript, bug bashing, unit testing with Jest and React Testing Library, and automation testing/end to end tests using Cypress. Updated and maintained the CI/CD pipelines in Github.
Web Team Manager
uGuru Data Sciences
November 2021 - September 2024
Managed a high-impact, cross-functional engineering team focused on modernizing product architecture and improving development efficiency. Partnered closely with product and design to deliver scalable, user-focused solutions while fostering a culture of mentorship, innovation, and collaboration. • Led a platform architecture overhaul using React and Node.js, boosting performance by 30% and enhancing scalability. • Developed and integrated a scalable design system, standardizing UI across three distinct products. • Resolved key development bottlenecks, increasing feature delivery velocity by 20%. • Established a strong client partnership to directly inform product roadmap decisions. • Hired six engineers and maintained a 90% retention rate over two years. • Mentored frontend, back end, and full stack engineers at all levels, junior through staff, fostering growth and career development.
Manager and UI/UX Architect
Talkoot
May 2019 - September 2021
Directed the frontend architecture and UI/UX strategy while managing a nearshore development team. Partnered with product and design teams to deliver two major product launches and drive a company-wide shift toward scalable, modern web technologies. Focused on accelerating delivery, improving product quality, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. • Directed a team of three nearshore developers, cultivating a culture of innovation and accountability. • Managed the full lifecycle of a new Shopify app, contributing 100% of frontend code from inception to launch. • Developed a custom component library using atomic design principles, unifying UI across three products and increasing development speed by 50%. • Led the transition to a decoupled web app and API architecture, improving scalability and frontend velocity. • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Netlify, reducing deployment times by 30%. • Optimized a critical enterprise application, reducing time to interactive by 67% and significantly improving user experience for large data sets.
Lead Software Engineer
projekt202
October 2018 - May 2019
Led high-visibility projects for major clients in fintech and analytics, delivering scalable web solutions and modernizing legacy platforms. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement best practices in architecture, performance, and accessibility. Fiserv: • Teller & Banking App: Served as solution architect for a major version upgrade of a widely used financial services application, ensuring seamless integration and improved operational efficiency for banking clients. Jaspersoft: • Bike-Share App: Architected and delivered a proof-of-concept bike-sharing platform using React and Jaspersoft, showcasing complex data analytics within a user-friendly web experience. Featured as a demonstration and technical guide on Jaspersoft’s official website.
SME II
Globant
June 2017 - October 2018
Rockwell Automation IDE: Key contributor in a complete rebuild of Rockwell Automation’s IDE, improving automation programming efficiency and collaboration across developers, managers, and engineers. Focused on high-security deployment and monitoring for U.S. factory automation systems. Involved in architectural research and introduced functional programming concepts to improve state management. Hulu: Facilitated the successful integration of an international consultant team into Hulu’s engineering culture, improving feature delivery velocity. Contributed to critical feature development and debugging for Hulu’s Living Room apps across Samsung TVs, Xbox, LGTV, and other devices. • Delivered new UI features, including detail pages and Help Center components. • Upgraded internal npm modules and improved cross-team collaboration.
Software Engineer
L4 Digital
September 2016 - June 2017
Sinclair Digital: • Hummingbird OTT App - Led a team of three to architect and build the foundation for Sinclair’s Hummingbird streaming media app, delivering a production-ready MVP. Designed solutions compatible with Sinclair’s complex middleware environment and implemented custom Webpack bundling strategies for multiple deployment contexts. • Rapid Project Delivery: Successfully delivered high-profile updates for tennischannel.com and americansportsnet.com while concurrently driving development of Hummingbird. KUOW: Built Alexa and Google Assistant applications for KUOW Public Radio, expanding audience engagement through emerging voice platforms. Blockchain-Based Freelancing App (POC): Developed and presented a decentralized application proof-of-concept to the engineering team, showcasing innovative blockchain solutions for secure, transparent freelance consulting work.
Frontend Developer
projekt202
May 2016 - September 2016
Led the complete rebuild of the Washington Health Alliance website, delivering significant improvements to user experience, accessibility, and healthcare transparency. Integrated advanced Tableau reporting to provide dynamic data insights and implemented a custom Umbraco CMS for a scalable, user-friendly backend. Achieved full legal compliance by introducing accessibility-focused features and successfully passing all required accessibility audits.
Frontend Developer
Holland America Line
May 2014 - May 2016
Served as a frontend developer for a fully decoupled, on-ship transactional customer experience web app, designed for the unique constraints of cruise ship environments. Built the application from scratch using Angular.js with a responsive, mobile-first design, supporting handsets, tablets, and desktops. Architected sophisticated offline-first capabilities with large-scale data caching and synchronization to handle limited connectivity at sea. • Helped frontend architecture decisions, wire framing, feature planning, and negotiated data contracts with backend REST services. • Deployed the solution remotely to five ships, operating within fully self-contained ecosystems. • Built brand-specific admin panels using Knockout.js, Node.js, and Nginx. • Mentored a junior developer, supporting skill growth and project contributions.
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts
Willamette University, June 2004
Economics
CERTIFICATIONS
Ruby on Rails Completion
Code Fellows
Issued: 9/2/2013 - Expires: 10/11/2013
PORTFOLIO PROJECTS
snapcamp
A shopify app for store owners to marry their product copy to marketing language.
View Project1/15/2024 -5/14/2025
Verified Frontend Developer
8+ years of experience
Preferred commitment: Full Time
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