Summary
Brennan Baraban is a software engineer with eight years of experience building product-focused systems across startups and consumer platforms, currently contributing at Discord in Seattle. He has led engineering at a YC-backed startup (Koala) and shipped features for marketplace and operations teams at Shef, demonstrating both hands-on coding and team leadership. Brennan pairs a liberal-arts BA from UC Davis with technical training at Holberton School, giving him a habit of framing technical work in broader user and business contexts. His background includes technical writing and research roles, signaling strong communication and documentation skills often missing in engineers. Comfortable moving between startup velocity and larger-scale product challenges, he focuses on pragmatic solutions that balance speed and reliability. Outside core engineering, his early roles in student leadership and retail sales hint at a customer-oriented, team-first approach to problem solving.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.A. American Studies, Statistics & Economics double minors, B.A. American Studies, Statistics & Economics double minors at University of California, Davis
Holberton School
English, Spanish