Summary
Cole Shapiro is a Full Stack Software Engineer and Owner/Operator based in New York with nine years of experience building thoughtful, user-focused web and mobile apps using React, React Native, Node, GraphQL/Apollo and Ruby on Rails. Trained as a fine artist (MFA and BFA), he brings a designer’s sensibility to engineering—treating interfaces and interactions like curated works while solving performance and cross-platform challenges. He has shipped production features across e-commerce and consumer platforms, from public sign-up flows and customizable dashboards to payment integrations and mobile auth. Comfortable leading projects end-to-end, he blends hands-on coding with team collaboration and product-minded project management. Rarely obvious from a resume: he leverages 3D/Three.js and Blender experience to prototype novel front-end visualizations that bridge art and engineering.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development, Full Stack Web Development at Flatiron School
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Painting, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art
Master of Fine Arts - MFA Fine and Studio Arts, Master of Fine Arts - MFA Fine and Studio Arts at Columbia University School of the Arts