Brandon Baars
Principle Software Development Engineer at CarGurus
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolBrandon Baars is a principal software development engineer with nine years' experience building mobile-first applications and leading JavaScript engineering at CarGurus. He specializes in React Native and Node.js, bringing hands-on expertise in cross-platform mobile development from roles at CarGurus, OnePak, General Motors, and BluJay Solutions. Based in Grand Rapids, he combines strong engineering leadership with a maker mindset—maintaining public projects on Github and personal sites that showcase production apps and prototypes. Known for moving quickly from prototype to ship-ready mobile features, he pairs a computer engineering foundation from Grand Valley State with practical experience scaling mobile products in enterprise environments.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Grand Valley State University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (16)
minesweeper9
react-native-paper7
debugging6
ios6
swift6
javascript6
firebase6
jquery6
swiftui6
react6
timepicker3
datepicker3
android3
react-native3
material-design2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bbaars/SwiftUI-Image-Carousel
Jan 2020 - Nov 2021
Contributions:1 review, 7 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 10 months
bbaars/UIImageAverageColor
May 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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