Colin Gibson is a software engineer based in Los Angeles with seven years of experience building full-stack JavaScript applications, specializing in React/Redux frontends and pragmatic interface design. He modernizes legacy codebases—refactoring class components into modular hooks-driven architecture—while prioritizing test-driven development and maintainable state management. Colin has shipped cross-platform Electron apps and real-time features, including WebRTC integration and a custom WebSocket signaling server for the open-source Swell project. His background in audiovisual systems and production engineering gives him a practical edge in media and real-time applications, and he brings that multidisciplinary perspective to product-focused engineering at Live Nation. Active on GitHub, he blends hands-on UI craftsmanship with backend APIs and deployment know-how to deliver polished, user-centric tools.
7 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Audio Technology, Audio Technology at SAE Institute North America
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science at Syracuse University
Swell: API development tool that enables developers to test endpoints served over streaming technologies including Server-Sent Events (SSE), WebSockets, HTTP2, GraphQL, gRPC, and tRPC..
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:1 release, 132 commits, 4 PRs in 18 days
Contributions summary:Colin implemented and integrated WebRTC functionality within the Swell application, focusing on the user interface and associated components. They added WebRTC-related components to the composer container, network dropdown, and history display, as well as creating specific forms for session entry and server configuration. Their contributions extended to include the addition of WebRTC functionality in the application's Redux state management, demonstrating a focus on integrating new features.
Contributions:159 commits, 119 PRs, 100 pushes in 4 months
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Colin Gibson - Software Engineer at Live Nation Entertainment