Summary
Jayd Lawrence is a Staff Software Engineer with a decade of experience designing modern web architectures and shipping full-stack solutions across startups and established companies. Based in McKinney, Texas, he has led engineering efforts at Quest Global Research and previously built reusable component libraries, microservices, and CMS applications using React, GraphQL, Node.js, Java and SQL. Jayd combines hands-on implementation with technical leadership—moving from individual contributor roles to lead and staff positions while mentoring teams and stewarding architecture. Outside work he identifies as a coder, maker, gamer, Christian, family man and farmer, reflecting a practical, hands-on curiosity that informs his approach to problem solving. His background in chemistry gives him a methodical, experimental mindset that complements his engineering craft.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, BSc, Chemistry and Chemical Technology at University of KwaZulu-Natal
English, Afrikaans