Daniel Smith
Senior Software Engineer at Rocket Loans
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Smith is a Senior Software Engineer in Ann Arbor with 11 years of experience building web and application software across startups and enterprise teams. He currently ships production systems at Rocket Loans and previously developed large-scale desktop and mobile business applications at Asset Health, bringing a pragmatic full-stack perspective to product-focused development. Daniel has hands-on front-end expertise demonstrated by contributions to Automattic’s wp-calypso—improving theme management UI and instrumentation for a widely used WordPress.com platform. His background combines a strong academic foundation (B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. with a machine learning concentration) with a reputation for thoughtful problem solving and client-facing delivery. Known for a strong work ethic and natural reasoning skills, he excels at translating designs and mockups into reliable, user-centered features.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.9, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.9 at Lawrence Technological UniversityMasters, Computer Science w. Concentration in Machine Learning, 4.0, Masters, Computer Science w. Concentration in Machine Learning, 4.0 at Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (10)
theme-development10
wordpress10
javascript10
react10
redux9
html9
css9
nodejs8
apim7
api7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
May 2021 - Jul 2021
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:34 reviews, 39 commits, 26 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily worked on the themes section of the WordPress.com Calypso platform, focusing on the user interface and functionality of the theme showcase. They moved and modified the "Install theme" button, adding tracking events for the button's use, and also updated how different sites are tracked. Additionally, the user made changes to the theme selection and header components, including adding and removing elements. Their work involved integrating with the WordPress.com ecosystem, handling site types, and generally contributing to the frontend experience of theme management.
javascriptwordpressreactes6es6-javascript
DanielSmithMichigan/ping-pong
Jul 2019 - May 2025
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 5 years 11 months
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