Bret Comnes
Tech Lead Developer Surfaces at Socket
Sutter Creek, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBret Comnes is a Senior Software Engineer with 14 years of hands-on experience building distributed systems, developer tooling, and full‑stack applications from startup proof-of-concepts to production platforms. Currently at Socket, he built a GitHub App that materially drove sales and platform adoption through a Series A, and his work spans BI, data pipelines, and CI/CD improvements. Past roles at Netlify and Rad. highlight deep expertise in build infrastructure, cloud-native DevOps (Terraform, Kubernetes), peer-to-peer networks, and fast turnarounds on NFT minting/auction platforms. He is an active open-source contributor—improving projects like Netlify CLI and the Rainbow Ethereum wallet—and has a knack for pragmatic refactors (TypeScript conversions, token-list automation) that speed builds and reduce operational friction. Based in Arcata, CA, Bret pairs a physics background with low-level systems work (native Node modules, WebAssembly) and a playful side visible in community projects like cool-ascii-faces.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS Physics, BS Physics at Humboldt State UniversityMaster’s Degree Applied Physics, Master’s Degree Applied Physics at Portland State University
English
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Github Skills (48)
javascript10
docker10
react-native10
netlify10
netlify-cli10
text-manipulation10
command-line-interface10
typescript10
bash10
ui-design10
dockers10
cicd10
uid10
front-end-development10
build-automation10
Programming languages (29)
Github contributions (5)
netlify/netlify-identity-widget
Sep 2017 - Feb 2019
A zero config, framework free Netlify Identity widget
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:31 releases, 168 commits, 67 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Bret primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the Netlify Identity Widget. Their contributions include fixing viewport warnings for Safari, correcting listing errors, and ensuring Prettier formatting. They also made changes to the modal component, specifically addressing development settings and the header display.
netlify
rainbow-me/rainbow
Sep 2021 - Oct 2021
🌈‒ the Ethereum wallet that lives in your pocket
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 9 commits, 13 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Bret made significant contributions to the "rainbow" Ethereum wallet project, focusing on both the front-end and back-end aspects. They refactored the `rainbow-fetch` module, converting it to TypeScript and improving its type definitions. Additionally, they implemented dynamic token list updates, sourced from a CDN, which improved build times and streamlined the CI/CD process. These changes, alongside various component and configuration updates, demonstrate a strong understanding of the project's architecture and technologies.
ethereum-walletreact-nativeethereumrainbowdefi
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