Hunt Applegate
Senior Software Engineer at Highway
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolHunt Applegate is a senior full-stack engineer and founder who has spent the past eight years building lightning-fast, SEO-optimized, mobile-first web experiences using React, Gatsby, Next.js, Node, and serverless architectures. He runs HuntCodes (founded 2018) and currently shapes freight technology at Highway while balancing freelance product work that emphasizes performance, scalability, and clear client communication. His background spans e-commerce personalization, greenfield React/Next builds, and teaching full-stack engineering practices, bringing both hands-on delivery and curriculum-driven mentorship to teams. A former benefits entrepreneur, he pairs business acumen with technical depth—comfortable owning projects end-to-end from sales and timelines to deployment and monitoring. Outside of code he pursues outdoor adventure, language learning, and wellness practices that inform a thoughtful, disciplined approach to engineering.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Business Administration and Management General, Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Business Administration and Management General at Clemson UniversityWeb Development Immersive Computer Software Engineering, Web Development Immersive Computer Software Engineering at Galvanize Inc
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Github Skills (49)
graphql10
gatsby10
react10
static-site-generator9
react-redux9
fastest9
frontend9
compiler9
react-native8
kickstarter8
android8
ios8
javascript7
redux7
cross-platform7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
arthuranteater/my-blog
Feb 2019 - Aug 2019
Dev blog - web app - React, Redux, Gatsby, GraphQL
Contributions:83 commits, 76 pushes, 5 branches in 6 months
gatsbyreactdevreact-reduxredux
arthuranteater/p2
Aug 2018 - Sep 2019
Use a public API, Javascript, and a CSS Framework to create a web app
Contributions:8 PRs, 23 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 1 month
apicssjavascriptframeworkjavascript-api
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