Summary
Brandon Okert is a people-first Software Development Manager with 11 years of experience building resilient front-end teams and delivering high-impact web products, currently leading Clinic Finances and Products at Jane App. He grew Hootsuite’s Composer from a 4-person group to multiple 14-person teams, streamlined hiring and bug-prioritization processes, and drove platform improvements that sped builds 300% while halving support time. A hands-on React expert and advocate for continuous delivery, he pairs technical rigor and testing standards with clear roadmap collaboration across product and design. Brandon excels at mentoring and scaling remote, multi-timezone teams into autonomous leaders while maintaining accessibility and quality goals at portfolio scale. Outside work he balances leadership with a curious, creative life—dad, runner, kombucha maker and Japanese learner—bringing grounded energy to fast-moving organizations.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Science, BSc, Computer Science at Simon Fraser University