Summary
Dean Kramer is a Principal Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building fast, resilient, user-driven front-end applications, currently leading front-end architecture and delivery at Blue Origin. He specializes in creating cohesive, maintainable UIs and development processes that scale across teams, pairing hands-on coding with mentoring and cross-functional collaboration with UX. Dean has a track record of stepping into mission-critical efforts as a rotating tiger-team member, demonstrating a calm, pragmatic approach to high-stakes problems. His career spans progressive front-end leadership at Skytap and early web storytelling work at The Seattle Times, reflecting both product sensibility and engineering rigor. Trained in digital design at Seattle University, he brings a designer’s eye to usability and accessibility while standardizing feature development across organizations.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BFA Digital Design, BFA Digital Design at Seattle University