Brett Dorrans
Staff Frontend Engineer at Codat
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolBrett Dorrans is a Staff Frontend Engineer with 15+ years of web and product experience, currently shaping frontend architecture and design systems at Codat from Glasgow. He specialises in building accessible, token-driven design systems and scalable TypeScript React platforms for regulated fintech and SaaS products, regularly embedding frontend practices into cross-functional organisations. Brett has a track record of improving developer velocity and reducing rework through linting, testing, CI/CD and micro-frontend strategies, with measurable business impact such as large cost reductions in mortgage processing. A designer-turned-engineer with a BA in Illustration, he brings a rare blend of UX sensibility and engineering rigour, thriving in remote, asynchronous teams since 2018. He’s known for mentoring teams, championing WCAG compliance, and establishing DX standards from scratch to sustain multi-product ecosystems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Illustration, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art
Github Skills (109)
frontend10
javascript9
git-tag9
ionic9
angular9
js9
ui-components9
ios9
responsive9
postcss9
css9
react9
typescript9
tailwindcss9
vue9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
brettdorrans/safestart
Mar 2019 - Nov 2019
A safe start for your next TypeScript project.
Contributions:10 releases, 20 PRs, 70 pushes in 8 months
typescript
bylapidist/styles
Jun 2020 - Dec 2022
Design tokens powering @lapidist/components.
Contributions:50 releases, 92 commits, 140 PRs in 2 years 6 months
design-tokens
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