Charlotte Dann
Senior Software Engineer, Accessibility And Design Systems at Hexatope
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolCharlotte Dann is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in accessibility and design systems with 11 years of experience building polished, usable front-ends for product teams and design systems. Based in Brighton, she currently shapes accessibility and component infrastructure at GitHub and previously led the Farewill Design System used across multiple teams and codebases. Her background uniquely blends computational arts and jewellery design—she founded Hexatope to let people design bespoke jewellery via an interactive hex grid, pairing Three.js and 3D printing with web tech. An active open-source contributor, she’s improved Primer ViewComponents with accessibility fixes, documentation, and component refactors. Known by clients as a “dreamer/doer,” she brings both creative craft sensibilities and pragmatic engineering to complex UX problems.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Jewellery Design and Silversmithing, 2.1, Bachelor’s Degree, Jewellery Design and Silversmithing, 2.1 at London Metropolitan UniversitySenior School, Senior School at Monkton Combe SchoolFoundation degree, Fashion Jewellery, Merit, Foundation degree, Fashion Jewellery, Merit at Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts LondonMaster’s Degree, Computational Arts, First, Master’s Degree, Computational Arts, First at Goldsmiths, University of London
English, French
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Github Skills (17)
css10
carbon-design-system10
system-design10
system10
sys10
viewcomponent10
react10
gatsby9
accessibility8
ruby7
html6
hyperlink6
font-face6
htaccess6
wordpress6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
primer/view_components
Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
ViewComponents for the Primer Design System
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 34 reviews, 21 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Charlotte primarily contributed to the development and maintenance of the Primer View Components library, specifically focusing on UI and documentation. Their work included fixing installation links and documentation issues, implementing a component status page using Gatsby, and refactoring the Label component's API. Additionally, the user addressed accessibility concerns related to the Spinner component and ensured consistent usage of Primer CSS. These contributions reflect a strong emphasis on component usability, documentation accuracy, and adherence to design system standards.
primerrailsviewcomponentsprimer-designruby
pouretrebelle/hexatope
Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:329 commits, 32 PRs, 174 pushes in 1 year 4 months
artscomp
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