I’m seeking senior full-stack, front end focus roles where I can build scalable, data-driven web products, lead frontend architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product/design teams in an impact-focused environment.
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John Trent
@johntrent1
I’m a senior software engineer specializing in React, TypeScript, scalable backend systems, and data-driven product features.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I build production web applications and APIs that power editorial and large-scale user experiences, focusing on performance, reliability, and measurable product impact.
At Spotify I led migrations and built a next‑gen music curation dashboard that cut playlist turnaround time by 40% and raised frontend test coverage from 45% to 85%; at Uber I shipped a driver incentive dashboard used by 300K+ drivers weekly and engineered backend services processing over one million trip events per day.
I mentor engineers, drive frontend best practices through component libraries and testing strategies, and combine frontend visualizations with backend aggregation pipelines to inform product decisions. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
SPCurrent
Built a next‑gen music curation dashboard that reduced playlist turnaround time by 40% and migrated a legacy CMS to a responsive web app, cutting page load time by 65%; architected scalable REST/GraphQL APIs and raised frontend test coverage from 45% to 85% while mentoring 3 junior engineers.
UBSenior Software Engineer
Uber
Oct 2019 - Apr 2022 (2 years 6 months)
Built and launched a driver incentive dashboard used by 300K+ active drivers weekly and designed a backend service processing over 1M trip events per day; led frontend performance optimizations that improved TTI by 25% and standardized a shared component library reducing duplication by 60%.
AMDeveloped core features for the Alexa Video Skills Kit enabling third‑party streaming integrations and built backend APIs for voice command metadata; refactored services for region‑based deployments to improve scalability and reliability across AWS Availability Zones.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UFUniversity of Florida
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2013 - 2017
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida, completed 2013–2017.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Looking for a job
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
120k+ USD
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