Summary
Brendan Hamill is a Technical Solutions Consultant and full-stack software developer based in New York with eight years of experience building user-focused web applications using Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and React. He has progressed from web engineering and React leadership roles at startups to senior engineering at Quartz and CNBC, and now applies that product and systems fluency at Google. Brendan is drawn to tricky, high-impact problems and favors collaborative, human-centered solutions that balance technical rigor with usability. His background in program finance and international studies gives him a strong analytical lens for complex, cross-team coordination and compliance. Outside work he’s a persistent team player who explores the city for the best local restaurants—ask him for NYC recommendations.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Cert., Southeast Asia Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI) - Thai, Cert., Southeast Asia Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI) - Thai at University of Wisconsin-Madison
ISEPTUFS, International Student Exchange Program, ISEPTUFS, International Student Exchange Program at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at App Academy
B.A., Political Science, East Asian Studies, B.A., Political Science, East Asian Studies at University at Albany, SUNY
M Sc, Environment & Development, M Sc, Environment & Development at London School of Economics and Political Science
Japanese, French