Isaac Gifford is a Principal Software Engineer with 12 years of professional experience designing and delivering web applications across Java, PHP, Python, and modern front-end stacks. Based in Salt Lake City, he has held senior and principal roles at PLACE and O.C. Tanner and brings a blend of hands-on implementation and architectural leadership. He has a long history of building feature-rich, user-facing systems—from university web apps and mobile drawing tools to large e-commerce and enterprise platforms—paired with freelance work dating back to the early 2000s. Isaac combines a Computer Science foundation from Southern Utah University with a practical, full-stack mindset and a penchant for translating complex requirements into polished, maintainable products. An understated strength is his continuous solo development experience, which keeps both his codecraft and client-facing problem solving sharp.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science Information Systems Minor, Computer Science Information Systems Minor at Southern Utah University
Yeoman generator for an Ember.js site with Express + Mongoose or MySQL backends.
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Isaac Gifford - Principal Software Engineer at PLACE