Damon Chivers
Senior Software Engineer at Handshake
Denver Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDamon Chivers is a Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of experience building web applications and systems, currently advancing product engineering at Handshake. He blends a creative background in graphic/web design and audio engineering with practical full‑stack skills honed through Galvanize’s Web Development Immersive and hands-on roles from systems work at Motili to teaching and coaching at Flatiron School. Damon is comfortable across front-end tooling like React and back-end systems and databases, and he brings a designer’s eye to UX and product quality. His time as a lead instructor sharpened his mentorship and communication skills, making him effective at elevating team capabilities. Having started his career in high-pressure operational roles, he is pragmatic under pressure and values clear, maintainable solutions. Based in the Denver metro area, he combines creative curiosity with a steady track record of shipping impactful software.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Graphic/Web Design - Audio Engineering, Graphic/Web Design - Audio Engineering at The Art InstitutesCertificate Web Development Immersive, Certificate Web Development Immersive at Galvanize Inc
Github Skills (8)
react8
react-native7
react-navigation7
documentation7
nodejs5
javascript4
web-development3
android1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
learn-co-students/sinatra-fwitter-5-sessions-den-web-071519
Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
learn-co-students/rails-programmer-profile-partials-den-web-071519
Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
Contributions:2 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 3 months
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