Summary
Jack Swiggett is a Senior Software Engineer in Seattle with 10 years of full-stack experience building web and mobile applications and leading engineering teams. He has a track record of shipping production systems across React, React Native, Rails, Node, and cloud platforms—most notably scaling Loftium’s engineering org and owning payment and pricing systems for 20,000+ annual reservations. Comfortable across frontend and backend, Jack led the launch of a React Native app, real-time booking integrations, and a Host-to-Own product while introducing developer-first practices like tech talks and pair programming. His background includes founding a health-data startup, rebuilding a C++-backed music app with native bridges, and improving React Native architectures for better stability and performance. Passionate about mission-driven work and elegant, maintainable code, he pairs technical leadership with creativity—he’s also a jazz pianist and avid swing dancer, which he credits for sharpening his collaborative improvisation skills.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Garfield High School
Bachelor's Computer Science, Bachelor's Computer Science at Stanford University
English, French