Curtis Rodgers
Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead at Google
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolCurtis Rodgers is a Senior Software Engineer and Technical Lead based in Los Angeles with a decade of experience building polished, high-performance front-end experiences and scalable web tools. Currently at Google, he blends deep JavaScript and React expertise with backend Node.js and multi-platform experience in Swift and C#, driving product-quality UI and developer productivity improvements. At Validar he led flagship product delivery and automation that materially reduced bundle sizes and boosted developer throughput, and his open-source contributions include UX-focused enhancements to Material-UI and a production React/Redux SoundCloud client. Known for pushing front-end boundaries, Curtis pairs an eye for design with pragmatic engineering—often surfacing subtle UX improvements like draggable progress controls and advanced component behaviors that improve discoverability and usability.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
University of WashingtonBachelor of Science Business Administration, Bachelor of Science Business Administration at Central Washington University
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Github Skills (26)
javascript10
react-components10
ui-design10
redux10
react-component10
uid10
material-design10
front-end-development10
player10
react10
typescript9
typescript-types9
typescripts9
system8
documentation7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mui/material-ui
May 2018 - Mar 2019
Material UI: Comprehensive React component library that implements Google's Material Design. Free forever.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 12 PRs, 6 comments in 10 months
Contributions summary:Curtis primarily contributed to the Material UI component library, focusing on improving existing components and adding new features. They fixed issues related to input labels, radio button spelling, and select component merging. The user added functionality to the Popover and Tabs components and addressed the component documentation. They also made typing corrections and added a portal example to the documentation.
reactmuimaterialjavascriptmaterial-design
rwieruch/favesound-redux
Jan 2017 - Feb 2017
🎶 A SoundCloud Client in React + Redux running in production. Live Demo and Source Code to explore React + Redux as a beginner.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 3 PRs, 1 comment in 24 days
Contributions summary:Curtis primarily contributed to the front-end development of the SoundCloud client, focusing on the player component. Their work involved adding features like a music progress bar, implementing click-to-navigate functionality, and integrating autoplay for the next song. Additionally, the user reorganized the player component file and added visual elements like a draggable icon to the progress bar, enhancing the user interface.
aplayerreact-router-v4in-productionreact-routerreactjs
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