John Cardwell is a Senior Software Engineer in Kirkland, Washington, with a design-informed, UX-first approach and 10+ years in building scalable, multi-platform web applications. He currently leads engineering at BrightCanary (since 2024) and has previously delivered end-to-end Next.js/React solutions, GraphQL integrations, and AWS deployments for Electric Mirror and Black Rifle Coffee Company. His work spans IoT interfaces (touch and voice for a smart mirror), hospitality admin apps, and headless e-commerce platforms, often bridging front-end and back-end systems. He’s a proven problem-solver who drove analytics dashboards at DreamBox and patched Angular fetch issues to improve page loads, while guiding Agile teams through rapid feature delivery. With a design background and a history of military service in the U.S. Army (Ranger and infantry), he combines disciplined execution, user empathy, and cross-functional collaboration to ship polished software.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Web application Development, Certificate, Web application Development at University of Washington
Associates, Graphic Design, Dean's List, Associates, Graphic Design, Dean's List at Holyoke Community College
Static HTML webpage for American Evolution Cerakote
Contributions:3 PRs, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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John Cardwell - Senior Software Engineer at BrightCanary