Daniel Brain
CTO Co-Founder Code Monkey at OneText (YC W23)
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Brain is a pragmatic CTO and co-founder based in San Jose with 12 years of hands-on experience building web products and shipping front-end features at scale. He is fluent across Python, Node.js and modern JavaScript frameworks (Ember, Angular, Backbone) and combines that with deep UI work—evidenced by contributions to high-profile projects like PayPal Checkout Components and cross-domain library zoid where he improved button/payment UI, wallet integration and iframe rendering. At OneText (YC W23) he leads product and engineering as a technologist who still codes ("code monkey" by title), bridging rapid startup iteration with production-grade integrations. His background in freelance design and a law degree give him an uncommon mix of UX sensibility and analytical rigor when solving product and compliance edge cases.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
2:1, Law, 2:1, Law at University of Durham, St John's CollegeAAA, English Literature; Physics; Mathematics, AAA, English Literature; Physics; Mathematics at Ponteland Community High School
Github Skills (10)
component-development10
flowtype10
work-flow10
javascript10
user-interface10
flow-control10
front-end-development10
control-flow10
jsx10
css7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
paypal/paypal-checkout-components
Jun 2016 - Oct 2021
please submit Issues about the PayPal JS SDK here: https://github.com/paypal/paypal-js/issues
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:94 reviews, 4497 commits, 261 PRs in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Daniel's commits primarily involve changes to the `dist/button.js` file, suggesting modifications to the core button component logic within the `paypal/paypal-checkout-components` repository. These changes include updates to the button's domain, the implementation of a wallet-based feature, and adjustments to handle specific requirements, such as card icon display, which indicates a focus on UI and integration with payment functionalities. Furthermore, the modifications related to label and style components with the use of JSX, and other related changes strongly indicate a focus on improving the user interface.
paymentsreactiframejavascriptcheckout
krakenjs/zoid
May 2016 - Jan 2022
Cross domain components
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:18 reviews, 1744 commits, 62 PRs in 5 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Daniel appears to have primarily focused on front-end development within the 'zoid' repository, contributing to cross-domain components. The commits demonstrate a focus on Flow typing and addressing specific errors related to component logic, and improvements to component functionalities. The user addressed issues related to rendering aspects within an iframe.
reactiframesiframedomainember
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