Adrian Adkison is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience designing and shipping high‑traffic web applications from startup builds to enterprise features. Based in San Rafael, he’s led front‑end rewrites and full universal app launches using React/Vue, Node.js, and TypeScript while guiding teams through API migrations to GraphQL and improving developer workflows. He has a track record of translating product needs into technical specs, sprint leads, and operational monitoring strategies that keep customer‑facing services reliable during peak loads. Notably, he built a live workout class collaboration experience and a universal shopping web app delivered from scratch in months—demonstrating a blend of rapid delivery and production stability. With a BA in Economics from Northwestern, Adrian pairs pragmatic product thinking with hands‑on engineering and a knack for turning legacy systems into modern, observable platforms.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics at Northwestern University
Contributions:4 PRs, 17 pushes, 4 branches in 3 months
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Adrian Adkison - Staff Software Engineer at Openfit