Jason Phan is a Senior Frontend Engineer based in San Diego with over seven years of experience building high-performance, scalable web applications using React, TypeScript, and Next.js. He has driven migrations from legacy Rails and CMS platforms to modern JavaScript stacks and helped develop an internal npm component library that reduced redundancy across products. Jason led feature work on MPRnews—a high-traffic site with ~1M monthly visitors—demonstrating expertise in performance and reliability at scale. He contributes to open-source React Native components, improving customization and UX, and pairs strong testing practices with a pragmatic focus on shipping robust front-end systems. A former sushi chef turned engineer, he blends customer-first service instincts with disciplined engineering and a commitment to continuous learning.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science Psychology, Bachelors of Science Psychology at University of Minnesota
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Computer Software Enigneering Certification Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Enigneering Certification Computer Software Engineering at Prime Digital Academy
A react-native dropdown component easy to customize for both iOS and Android.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:28 releases, 175 commits, 11 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Jason primarily contributed to the development of a React Native dropdown component, making improvements to its functionality and user experience. They fixed bugs within the dropdown component and added the ability to render custom items. Further contributions included cleaning up existing code and refactoring the code base. They also added code to the example application to showcase the usage of the component.
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