Summary
Dillon Merritt is a Senior Software Engineer in Columbus, Ohio with 11 years of experience building full‑stack web applications and integrations, currently focused on React and Ruby on Rails at Beam Benefits. He combines a software engineering and information security background from Ohio State with hands‑on work modernizing claims and eligibility systems, including a complete rewrite of a vision eligibility integration to run efficiently in distributed processes. A pragmatic Agile collaborator, Dillon pairs production support and rapid deployment experience from fintech with a knack for improving hiring and team practices through interview working groups. Outside of work he’s a self-described Ableton enthusiast and polyglot developer who enjoys experimenting with Python, JavaScript, Java, and Ruby in both professional and hobby projects.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Honors Diploma, Honors/AP, Honors Diploma, Honors/AP at Mentor High School
B.S Computer Science and Engineering, Software Engineering/Information Security, B.S Computer Science and Engineering, Software Engineering/Information Security at The Ohio State University
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