Brendan O'Brien
Freelance Software Engineer at Toptal
Bali, Indonesia
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Top SchoolBrendan O'Brien is a nomadic freelance software engineer with 10 years of experience specializing in TypeScript, React Native, Node.js, Next.js and Swift, currently based in Bali. He combines hands-on mobile and full‑stack development—having held senior and lead roles at startups like Zeit Calendar, Yotta Workout and Mavely—with vetted remote engineering work through Toptal. As a founder and former VP of Engineering at Brainbuild, he brings product-minded leadership and startup experience in health and scheduling AI. Brendan ships production apps across platforms, enjoys mentoring teams, and sustains productivity while traveling, coding as he goes. Outside of work he’s an avid surfer, seasonal skydiver and dedicated yogi, traits that mirror his appetite for calculated risk and disciplined practice.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Computer Engineering/Biomedical Engineering (Minor in Computer Science), Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Computer Engineering/Biomedical Engineering (Minor in Computer Science) at Duke UniversityFull Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at Free Code CampAbroad, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Abroad, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering at UNSW Australia
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Github Skills (36)
git10
github10
patch9
android9
react9
frontend8
subversion8
typescript8
expo8
ios8
javascript8
react-native8
microfrontend7
weex7
database6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Brendobrien/shorturl
Jul 2016 - Nov 2020
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
Brendobrien/imagesearch
Sep 2016 - Nov 2020
API Project #4 for Free Code Camp
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
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