John Arnold
Solutions Architect And Lead Developer at Hypergiant
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Arnold is a solutions architect and lead developer with over 15 years of software experience and 11 years focused on full‑stack web development, recently specializing in JavaScript with React on the frontend and Node.js on the backend. He has a proven track record taking products from concept to production for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500s, currently shaping machine‑intelligence solutions at Hypergiant. Comfortable as an individual contributor, freelancer, or team lead, he blends hands‑on coding with architectural vision and mentoring. His career began in multiplayer game development—his BlitzPlay work was featured in a 2002 book—which reflects a long‑standing knack for building interactive systems and shipping entertainment software as a co‑founder of Catsoup Media. He’s delivered enterprise features at companies like Microsoft and Payworks and has a history of creating tools that improve team efficiency (including automation that cut call times earlier in his career). Based in Winnipeg, John pairs practical engineering discipline with a creative background in games and music education.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MFNICT Diploma, Information Technology, MFNICT Diploma, Information Technology at The University of Winnipeg
English, French
Github Skills (112)
declarative10
javascript10
layout10
layout-engine10
resize10
drag-and-drop10
user-interface10
grid-system10
facebook10
grid10
frontend10
react10
breakpoints10
testing9
hot-reload9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
gohypergiant/react-component-hierarchy
Jun 2016 - Sep 2018
A CLI app for visualizing how React components are structured in a project.
Contributions:11 commits, 4 PRs, 7 pushes in 2 years 2 months
reactcli-appstructuredjavascriptvisualizing
Surreal9/graphql-base
Mar 2018 - Jul 2019
Contributions:3 PRs, 3 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 4 months
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