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Quinn Vaughn

@quinnvaughn

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Senior front-end engineer with expertise in React and TypeScript.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, encourages collaboration, and offers opportunities for professional growth.

As a Senior Front-End Engineer with over 9 years of experience, I specialize in building elegant and performant single-page applications (SPAs) using React and TypeScript. My journey began with a strong foundation in computer science, which I have built upon through various roles, including founding my own startups. I thrive in fast-paced environments where I can leverage my deep technical skills and product intuition to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Throughout my career, I have successfully led significant projects, such as the front-end rewrite of an AI-driven military simulation platform, which resulted in a 30% boost in runtime performance. My experience also includes launching a marketplace for planning date nights, where I orchestrated everything from product roadmap to marketing, achieving over 1,000 sign-ups in the first month. I am passionate about mentoring junior engineers and establishing coding standards that enhance team productivity.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Engineer

Smack Technologies

May 2024 - Jun 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Led front-end rewrite from Svelte to SolidJS, boosting runtime performance by 30% and reducing bundle size by 25%. Built a shared UI component library (Gantt charts, map overlays) to accelerate feature delivery across teams.

Svelte Apollo GraphQL UI Components Protobuf Storybook

Senior Fullstack Engineer

Reach Labs

Jan 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Refactored HumbleSwap (React/TypeScript) to cut FCP by 60% and TTI by 70%, trimming thousands of lines of legacy code. Co-led development of Alloy, a desktop NFT marketplace in Electron, enabling 15% week-over-week trading volume growth.

PR Workflow React TypeScript Electron NFT Marketplace Coding Standards PR Workflows

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

BS in Computer Science, Computer Science

Activities and societies: 2x Student Senator, 2x Vice President Alpha Kappa Lambda, President of the Joint Engineering Student Council, 3x President of the Entrepreneurs ’ Club of SIUE.

Studied computer science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Engaged in various leadership roles and student organizations.