Derek Reiff
CPO at My Friend Derek’s
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolDerek Reiff is a CPO and frontend web developer with 12 years of experience who blends fast-paced React and Next.js engineering with a marketer’s instincts for copy and conversion. He moved from customer support to marketing copywriting and then to frontend engineering at The Omni Group, where he shipped performant microsites and product-facing UI improvements. An active contributor to open-source projects, Derek modernized the Transmission BitTorrent web UI, adding responsive layouts and drag-and-drop functionality. Based in Seattle, he also runs a neighborhood pizza shop, My Friend Derek’s, bringing an entrepreneurial, user-focused mindset to both product and hospitality.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Journalism, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Journalism at Anderson University
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Github Skills (10)
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web-development10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
responsive-design9
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
transmission/transmission
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Official Transmission BitTorrent client repository
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:31 reviews, 3 commits, 18 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Derek primarily focused on enhancing the web interface of the Transmission BitTorrent client. Their contributions include modernizing the UI, updating icons, and improving the overall user experience. They refactored the UI using new technologies, added drag-and-drop functionality, and addressed issues related to UI layout and display across different screen sizes. Additionally, the user added minor UI tweaks and setup instructions for the `web` directory.
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dareiff/transmission
Oct 2022 - Apr 2024
Official Transmission BitTorrent client repository
Contributions:6 PRs, 114 pushes, 26 branches in 1 year 6 months
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