Summary
Connor Elsea is a software engineering team lead with over a decade of full-stack experience building customer-focused web products from greenfield startups to large platforms. He combines hands-on TypeScript/React frontend expertise—including Next.js and Framer Motion—with backend architecture skills in Node.js, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and Redis to deliver performant, usable systems. At PureCars he progressed from frontend engineer to team lead, driving design system adoption, complex data visualizations, and cross-company component reuse. Connor pairs product-minded engineering with UX research and interactive Figma prototypes to turn ambiguous requirements into delightful user experiences. Based in Baton Rouge, he’s an avid JavaScript and open-source enthusiast who frequently bridges design, product, and engineering to ship end-to-end solutions.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Incomplete, Computer Science, Incomplete, Computer Science at Louisiana State University
High School Diploma, Computer Science, High School Diploma, Computer Science at Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA)
English