Bryan Pikaard
Senior Software Engineer at MapLarge
El Dorado Springs, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBryan Pikaard is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building full-stack applications, specializing in TypeScript and Node.js with PostgreSQL-backed systems. He combines a formal Computer Science education with a deep open-source background—his contributions to the widely used discord.js library include new Client and Message APIs and bug fixes that improve real-world developer ergonomics. At MapLarge he designs and optimizes high-demand, scalable systems and has progressed from intern to senior engineer, demonstrating rapid growth in production-critical environments. Bryan is comfortable across Linux and Windows tooling, Docker, and modern CI workflows, and brings a practical focus on clean code and maintainability. Outside of work he’s contributed infrastructure and OAuth integrations for an esports platform serving thousands of users, showing an ability to connect services and mentor new contributors.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Roanoke CollegeBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Austin Peay State UniversityAdvanced Regents Diploma, Advanced Regents Diploma at Unatego Junior-Senior High School
Github Skills (11)
javascript10
nodejs10
api10
discord-js10
discord10
api-design9
clientside9
discord-bot9
front-end-development9
discord-py9
back-end-development8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
discordjs/discord.js
Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
A powerful JavaScript library for interacting with the Discord API
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 18 PRs, 15 comments in 14 days
Contributions summary:Bryan contributed to the discord.js library by implementing new features and improving existing functionalities. Their work included adding a `setStatus` function to the `ClientUser` class, a `reply` function to the `Message` class, and the `uptime` property to the `Client` class. They also addressed issues such as fixing the `sendFile` function and adding `createdAt` properties to various Discord structures.
apidiscord-jsjavascript-librarydiscorddiscordjs
bwpikaard/HyperCast
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
A JavaScript/Discord.JS bot for Discord named HyperCast. HyperCast is an original bot that has a feature like a radio in a car. You can listen to different genres and switch by using a single command.
Contributions:43 commits, 1 PR, 26 pushes in 11 months
discord-jsgenresdiscorddiscordjsjavascript
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