Dylan Vanmali is a founder and engineer with a decade of experience building interactive video products that help customers connect authentically with businesses. Based in Los Angeles, he blends full-stack development and systems thinking—evidenced by backend contributions to the Neo4j GraphQL project where he implemented JWKS-based JWT verification and modernized authentication flows. His background spans hardware and software—from PCB and sensor systems on the UCSB Hyperloop to data-cleaning, prototyping, and React frontends at Volvo—giving him a rare cross-disciplinary fluency. At Revnite he channels that mix into consumer-facing experiences that increase buyer confidence, while his academic training at Carnegie Mellon and UC Santa Barbara underpins a methodical, product-focused approach.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High Honors High School Diploma STEM Advanced Studies, High Honors High School Diploma STEM Advanced Studies at Granada Hills Charter High School
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara
Master of Science - MS Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Ventures, Master of Science - MS Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Ventures at Carnegie Mellon University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
A GraphQL to Cypher query execution layer for Neo4j and JavaScript GraphQL implementations.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:2 reviews, 18 commits, 4 PRs in 15 days
Contributions summary:Dylan primarily focused on implementing authentication and authorization features within the Neo4j GraphQL project. Their contributions included adding support for JSON Web Key Sets (JWKS) for verifying JWTs, converting the get-JWT function to an async function, and refactoring existing code to use the OpenID Public Key endpoint. They also addressed minor code issues.
Contributions:4 PRs, 10 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year
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