Summary
Ethan Bjornsen is a software engineer with nine years of experience building web applications across full-stack environments, currently developing at Essential in Boise, Idaho. He primarily works with TypeScript, Express, and React, and brings practical expertise in Node, SQL, Redis, GraphQL, Canvas, and front-end technologies. His background includes hands-on performance tuning—introducing indexing, lazy loading, and pagination—and automating operational tasks to save teams hours weekly. As a former technical instructor at App Academy, he distills complex concepts into teachable solutions and has guided students through debugging, algorithmic complexity, and deployment. Colleagues know him for treating development as creative problem-solving and for turning repetitive workflows into reliable, scheduled automation. He combines pragmatic engineering with a collaborative, learning-focused approach that accelerates team productivity.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Computer Science, Full Stack Web Development Computer Science at App Academy