Brendan Pittman
Director Of Product Design at Optum
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrendan Pittman is a product design leader with a decade of experience building UX, advanced UI, and design systems for healthcare and consumer platforms, now serving as Director of Product Design at Optum in Austin. He has led design teams through rapid growth at organizations like Change Healthcare, Outdoorsy, and Radius Intelligence, translating complex product and business needs into cohesive, scalable design practices. Brendan pairs strategic leadership with hands-on execution, often contributing to front-end implementations and design-driven engineering workflows. He also brings practical engineering chops from open-source work on the Status project—making React Native UI fixes and contributing Go backend enhancements for a mobile Ethereum client—showing comfort across mobile, wallet, and real-time chat domains. Known for shaping cross-functional processes that align product, design, and engineering, he emphasizes design systems that reduce friction and increase velocity. Outside of the role, his background in interactive advertising and early creative-director work gives him a strong sense for storytelling and brand-driven user experiences.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Interactive Advertising, Bachelor of Science (BS), Interactive Advertising at The University of Texas at AustinSweetwater High School
Github Skills (15)
javascript10
user-interface10
go10
react-native10
ethereum10
ui-components10
blockchain9
redux9
debug9
cryptocurrency8
performance-optimization8
database7
databases7
golang7
geolocation3
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
status-im/status-mobile
Jan 2017 - Jan 2023
a free (libre) open source, mobile OS for Ethereum
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (React Native)
Mobile Developer (React Native)Contributions:1 release, 3342 reviews, 845 commits in 6 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Brendan's contributions center on the Status Mobile app, primarily involving React Native components and UI modifications. The commits show work on the chat interface, including fixes for scrolling errors, display issues related to user profile pictures, and the implementation of system message notifications. Furthermore, they addressed issues within the wallet features and helped with the integration of the Keycard functionality, alongside some minor changes to the overall app design.
ethereumwalletiosmobilemessenger
status-im/status-go
Mar 2019 - Sep 2022
The Status module that consumes go-ethereum
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:34 releases, 121 reviews, 37 commits in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Brendan contributed to the `status-go` repository by fixing bugs related to sticker packs and other functionalities. The commits showcase the user's ability to modify Go code, specifically within the `protocol` and `multiaccounts` packages, indicating involvement in backend logic. They also added local contact names and made changes related to group chat invitations, profile status updates, and wallet favorites demonstrating the user's engagement with various features of the application.
golanggo-ethereumconsumesethereumblockchain
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