Brendan Dickson-meyer
Software Engineer at Toast
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrendan Dickson-meyer is an energetic full-stack software engineer in Chicago with eight years of experience building web applications using JavaScript/Node and the .NET stack, currently contributing to Toast’s Digital Channels team. He pairs strong front-end skills (React, Redux, CSS) with back-end experience (C#, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Entity Framework, Sequelize) and real-time systems (Socket.io, REST APIs). Brendan’s background as a professional actor and theatre-trained storyteller informs his collaborative teaching roles—he’s led and taught Fullstack Academy cohorts and prep classes—bringing clarity to complex concepts and a knack for user-focused interfaces. He’s comfortable modernizing legacy systems and shipping new features in fast-paced environments, and he’s known for staying curious, always learning new tech and finding the perfect GIF to communicate ideas.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Fullstack Development for Web Applications, Fullstack Development for Web Applications at Fullstack AcademyBachelor of fine arts Acting, Bachelor of fine arts Acting at Roosevelt University
English
Github Skills (4)
javascript4
react4
networking3
progressive2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nicebreakers/nicebreakers
Aug 2018 - Oct 2018
An interactive progressive web app for icebreakers, networking, and dating events.
Contributions:65 commits, 93 PRs, 84 pushes in 2 months
icebreakersreacteventsjavascriptnetworking
brenmeyer2245/cardcollectionapp
Jun 2020 - Oct 2021
wiki with a card-handling based ux
Contributions:46 PRs, 28 pushes, 41 branches in 1 year 4 months
wikihandling
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