Eric Mercer
Software Engineer at Figma
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Mercer is a software engineer with six years of professional experience building large-scale web applications, currently contributing to Figma after several technical leadership roles at Microsoft focused on Outlook Web. He progressed from hands-on engineering in Windows app compatibility and Microsoft 365 analytics to principal-level work and management, demonstrating both deep product knowledge and people leadership across consumer-facing web platforms. Based in Seattle, he blends strong backend and frontend experience gained at Microsoft and Amazon with a designer-oriented sensibility supported by continuing education at the School of Visual Concepts. His background includes a mix of production engineering and creative pursuits—having worked as an assistant photographer—which informs a pragmatic, user-focused approach to building interfaces. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex requirements into reliable, scalable features while mentoring teams through delivery and architecture decisions.
6 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at Duke UniversityContinuing Education, Continuing Education at School of Visual Concepts
Github Skills (11)
fluentui10
react-component-library10
react-components10
component-library10
office-ui-fabric10
microsoft10
react10
ui-components9
typescript9
javascript9
web-components9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
microsoft/fluentui
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
Fluent UI web represents a collection of utilities, React components, and web components for building web applications.
Contributions:11 reviews, 1 commit, 2 PRs in 1 day
web-componentsreact-component-libraryreact-componentsmicrosoftui-components
ermercer/office-ui-fabric-react
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
React components for building Microsoft web experiences.
Contributions:1 branch in 1 day
reactexperiencesreact-componentsmicrosoftreactjs
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