Howie Bollinger is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience building accessible, developer-focused frontends and design systems across startups and defense-tech in Chicago. He’s led and mentored teams as an engineering manager and tech lead, shipping end-to-end features for benefits administration platforms and establishing reusable UI tooling at scale. Comfortable in both hands-on development and cross-functional collaboration, he blends modern JavaScript practices with UX-minded engineering (he studied UX design at UW–Madison). Notably, he has been part of multiple acquisitions, helping products transition through growth and M&A events. Outside of work he cares about inclusive design and improving developer experience—often signaled by his playful Slack emoji diplomacy.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Continuing Studies User Experience Design, Continuing Studies User Experience Design at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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