John Sandfort
Senior Software Engineer at Vimeo
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Sandfort is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of professional experience building web and product-focused software across startups and established platforms. He has progressed through engineering roles at companies including Pivotal Labs, Kickstarter, Parachute Health, and currently Vimeo, bringing strong hands-on experience in product delivery and team collaboration. With a dual BA in Economics and Computer Science from SUNY Oswego, he combines technical fluency with an understanding of product-market tradeoffs. His background includes early research applying IBM language technology to particle imaging, reflecting an appetite for bridging research and practical engineering. Now open to freelance opportunities, he offers a pragmatic, product-oriented engineering approach honed at both fast-paced startups and larger engineering organizations. Despite a playful Github bio, his career trajectory shows sustained technical commitment and adaptability across domains.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science Economics at State University of New York at Oswego
German, English
Github Skills (2)
hey10
slack6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
sandfort/mutual-aid-app
May 2020 - Feb 2021
Hey we're a mutual aid group in Crown Heights trying to help around town. Please reach out if you want to setup your own slack app and need a hand!
Contributions:70 pushes, 14 branches in 8 months
crownreachtownmutual-aidhey
sandfort/goard
Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch, 10 comments in 10 months
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