Summary
Dain Chatel is a back-end software engineer with nine years of experience building production services and core banking systems, currently focused on TypeScript, Express, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and Kafka at Mantl. He brings a practical startup mindset from founding and shipping his own web and native app, and has experience deploying client-facing sites for VCs and biotech firms. Comfortable across the stack, Dain pairs server-side engineering strengths with hands-on UX collaboration and performance optimization. His background includes contributing React features to open-source projects and a formal immersion in web development that reinforced a love for server-side Node/Express work. Based in New York, he blends technical depth with a diverse early career—from transcription and hospitality to hands-on retail—that informs his pragmatic, user-centered approach to engineering.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development, Web Development at General Assembly
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology at Oberlin College
English