Branden Tenbrink
React Tech Lead - Design System at Woven by Toyota
Tokyo, Japan
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Top SchoolBranden Tenbrink is a React tech lead and design-system specialist with a decade of experience designing and shipping modular, accessible UI component libraries for product-focused engineering teams. Currently leading architecture and implementation for Woven City's organization-level Design System, he blends hands-on React development (Vite, Style Dictionary) with cross-functional collaboration to align roadmaps, UX best practices, and product timelines. He has built and maintained open component libraries like Clockface at InfluxData, led user research and design efforts, and created internal UI foundations at multiple companies. Branden's background spans hands-on frontend work, engineering management, and technical coaching—helping teams grow through mentorship and process improvements. Based in Tokyo, he thrives in fast-paced environments where pragmatic choices and long-term maintainability intersect. He’s driven by a passion for simple, inclusive user experiences and a knack for turning design constraints into reusable engineering patterns.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University
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Github Skills (13)
emotionjs10
react9
chronograf9
uikit9
component-library9
typescript8
influxdb7
react-component-library7
web-frontend6
webpack6
ui-components6
storybook6
infrastructure-management5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
brandenTenbrink/CMM-redesign-project
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
Rich091/React-whiplash
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Contributions:5 pushes in 1 day
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