Eddie Hinkle
Engineering Manager, Design System & FE Foundations
Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolEddie Hinkle is an engineering manager who blends 12+ years of hands-on programming with people-centered leadership, currently leading Design System and Front-End Foundations at Glassdoor. He specializes in building accessible, well-documented component libraries and front-end tooling—delivering Glassdoor’s WCAG 2.0 AA-compliant design system MVP in three months while also shipping analytics pipelines and developer-facing libraries. Comfortable at the intersection of UX and developer experience, he has scaled teams, created hiring and onboarding processes, and coached cross-functional collaboration across SaaS, cybersecurity, government, and agency work. A persistent learner and community builder, Eddie hosts the WebJoy podcast and runs SyntaxLabs, bringing curiosity and whimsy into technical practice. He prioritizes empathy and longevity in decision-making, preferring durable solutions over quick fixes. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic execution that respects both users and engineers.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, User Experience Focus, Senior, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, User Experience Focus, Senior at Maryville University of Saint Louis
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Github Skills (141)
javascript-client10
gps-tracker10
corelocation10
indieweb10
sdk9
location9
cross-posting9
angular9
raven9
gps9
sentry9
backend9
compass9
remark9
typescript9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
EdwardHinkle/content
Apr 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:427 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
EdwardHinkle/eddie-personal
Mar 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:4 PRs, 135 pushes, 1 branch in 25 days
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