David Brainer
Principal Software Engineer, Marketing Cloud at Salesforce
Salida, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Brainer is a Principal Software Engineer with over a decade of experience building scalable, user-focused systems at Salesforce, where he currently shapes Marketing Cloud architecture and ship-ready UX. He combines an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction with deep front-end expertise, contributing React components and tests to the widely used Salesforce Lightning Design System. His background spans full-stack consulting for regulated industries and hands-on UX architecture, giving him a pragmatic blend of design sensibility and engineering rigor. Known for turning complex product needs into elegant interfaces, he’s equally comfortable authoring data tables and inline edit controls as he is aligning cross-functional teams. Based in Salida, Colorado, he brings a rural-living perspective that informs pragmatic, reliable software decisions. Colleagues rely on him for thoughtful problem solving that balances usability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Human Computer Interaction, Master of Science (M.S.) Human Computer Interaction at Indiana University IndianapolisBA New Media, BA New Media at Taylor University
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
ui-design10
system10
uid10
front-end-development10
react10
testing9
sorting9
sld9
frontend9
salesforce8
html6
asp-net6
wcf6
in-app6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
salesforce/design-system-react
Apr 2016 - Oct 2017
Salesforce Lightning Design System for React
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:61 commits in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:David primarily contributed to the development and testing of React components for the Salesforce Lightning Design System. Their work involved implementing a data table component, including features like selectable rows and sortable columns, as well as adding an inline edit component for form inputs. They also wrote tests to verify the functionality of these components.
reactlightning-design-systemjavascriptlightningsalesforce
tweettypography/deck-monsters
May 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:379 pushes, 148 branches, 1 tag in 9 months
deckmonsters
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