Brandon Rowe
Senior Software Engineer, Multimodal Video at The New York Times
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolBrandon Rowe is a senior software engineer based in New York with seven years of experience building and modernizing video playback systems for companies like Vimeo and The New York Times. He blends a film-production background and hands-on post-production automation with strong front-end and full-stack skills (JavaScript, Python, Node, React, TypeScript) to deliver accessible, customizable player experiences and QoE tooling. At Vimeo he modernized the player with Preact/TypeScript, added multi-audio and DVR support, and contributed to the widely used vimeo/player.js repo. Known for speeding media workflows through scripting and FFmpeg automation, he pairs product-focused engineering with mentorship experience from Fullstack Academy. His profile reflects a rare mix of creative media craftsmanship and scalable software engineering for multimodal video platforms.
7 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Fullstack AcademyBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Cinematography and Film/Video Production at New York University
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Github Skills (5)
javascript10
front-end-development10
player10
html8
jquery6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
vimeo/player.js
Jul 2021 - Feb 2022
Interact with and control an embedded Vimeo Player.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 21 reviews, 9 commits in 7 months
Contributions summary:Brandon contributed to the Vimeo player.js repository by implementing new features and making updates to existing ones. Their work included adding the "interactiveparams" option, which likely involved modifying the player's behavior and API. They also updated the README documentation to reflect these changes. Furthermore, the user made several version updates, indicating ongoing maintenance and refinement of the player's codebase.
html5-videovimeo-playervimeo-player-apiinteractvideo
brandonhrowe/brandonrowe-portfolio-v2
Jan 2021 - Jul 2023
Contributions:142 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 5 months
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