John Young
Software Engineer at University of Washington
Poulsbo, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Young is a seasoned full stack software engineer and educator with 11 years of professional experience building web applications and leading small developer teams across medical education, marketing, accounting, and gaming. He specializes in JavaScript, PHP, Node, React and CMS platforms like WordPress and Drupal, and currently develops software for the University of Washington while instructing MERN-stack cohorts at the UW Coding Bootcamp. His background blends hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and curriculum development, enabling him to translate complex requirements into teachable, maintainable systems. Earlier roles include head of technology for a marketing firm and sound design tooling for game development, a mix that gives him practical product sensibility and multimedia fluency. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Washington Bothell and a React Nanodegree, and often pairs mentoring with production work to accelerate team capability.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
React Nanodegree, React Nanodegree at UdacityMusic Production and Engineering, Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of MusicLakesideB.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at University of Washington BothellB.A., Political Science, B.A., Political Science at University of Washington, Seattle
English
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Github Skills (19)
codeigniter10
apache9
htaccess9
php9
git-fork9
mern8
html6
imagick6
dom6
sql6
database-design6
data-modeling6
indexing6
javascript6
mysql6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
johnfyoung/scssstarter
Nov 2018 - Apr 2022
A SCSS starter library
Contributions:65 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 5 months
sasscsslibrary-starterpostcssscss
johnfyoung/codeandcreative
Feb 2019 - May 2023
Contributions:3 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 3 months
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