Den Odell
Staff Software Engineer (Frontend) at Manning Publications Co.
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDen Odell is a staff frontend engineer and architect with over two decades of experience building high-performance, accessible web platforms at scale. Currently at Canva he helps deliver AI-powered generative features into a React/TypeScript codebase that serves 250+ million monthly users across 190 countries, having previously led Volvo Cars’ Offer Selector and Car Configurator from a one-person build to a global e-commerce platform spanning 70+ markets. A two-time published author on JavaScript whose books are taught and cited internationally, he combines practical performance engineering with disciplined frontend architecture and testing. He founded TECH.insight, ran global developer events, and even ran a London club night—an eclectic background that surfaces in thoughtful UX-first solutions. Den cares deeply about measurable user-perceived performance, inclusive accessibility, and maintainable systems that scale without accruing technical debt.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Brentwood SchoolBEng (Hons), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Communications Systems), BEng (Hons), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Communications Systems) at Brunel University of London
English, Swedish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (19)
arcade8
experiences7
html5-canvas7
affiliate7
css7
remix7
fundamentals6
javascript6
remix-run6
linkshare5
api4
canvas4
helper-methods3
javascript-api3
webpack2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
denodell/frogger
Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
HTML5 Canvas-based version of the classic arcade game Frogger
Contributions:1 review, 2 commits, 2 PRs in 9 months
froggerarcade-gamegamearcadecanvas
denodell/affiliate-window
Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
Affiliate Window API JavaScript Helper
Contributions:1 PR, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
apiaffiliatejavascriptwindowjavascript-api
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