Summary
Brian Carstensen is a seasoned front-end software engineer with 15 years building user-focused web experiences, now at Apple after senior roles at ISeeChange, RedShelf, and Crowdpac. Trained as a graphic designer (BFA, Columbia College Chicago), he brings a designer’s eye to engineering, frequently bridging product, UX, and implementation. His career spans cultural and research institutions to startups, delivering polished, accessible front-end systems and mentoring teams on pragmatic front-end architecture. Based in Chicago, he blends visual craftsmanship with modern engineering practices and a track record of shipping production-ready interfaces at scale.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BFA Graphic design, BFA Graphic design at Columbia College Chicago