Evan Purcer
Co-Founder at Radiopaper
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolEvan Purcer is a Co-Founder and seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience blending code and design into pragmatic, user-focused products. Based in Powell River, BC, he has held engineering roles at LinkedIn and Mixpanel and led teams at Rising Team before co-founding Radiopaper. Evan contributes to open source—his Mixpanel autotrack improvements helped prevent sensitive data capture and fixed DOM node replacement bugs, reflecting a strong attention to privacy and robustness. Trained in a combined Visual Arts and Computer Science program, he brings a unique designer’s sensibility to front-end engineering and product decisions. He values humility and a beginner’s mindset, which he credits for fostering collaboration and creative problem-solving. Outside work he publishes code and writing publicly, signaling a commitment to craft, community, and continual learning.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Visual Arts and Computer Science Combined Program Visual Art + Computer Science, Visual Arts and Computer Science Combined Program Visual Art + Computer Science at University of Victoria
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Github Skills (13)
javascript10
dom-manipulation10
testing9
jes9
jtest9
analytics8
iteration6
html6
filename6
vue6
geometry6
python6
regex6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
mixpanel/mixpanel-js
Feb 2018 - Jan 2019
Official Mixpanel JavaScript Client Library
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:9 releases, 42 commits, 4 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Evan's commits primarily focused on enhancing the Mixpanel JavaScript client library's functionality, specifically within the autotrack module. They introduced stricter restrictions on input data tracking, preventing sensitive information from being collected. These changes included filtering out hidden and password fields, as well as fields with potentially sensitive names. Additionally, the user addressed a DOM manipulation issue by preventing the accidental replacement of DOM nodes, ensuring proper functionality.
analyticsjavascript-clientbrowserclient-libraryjavascript
evnp/nx
Jan 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:8 releases, 51 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 2 months
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