Summary
Jonathan Bell is a seasoned software development engineer based in Victoria, BC with 13 years of hands-on experience building full-stack web applications for both public sector and fast-growing SaaS companies. He’s delivered scalable features and internal tooling using Vue, React with TypeScript, Laravel, Spring Boot and AWS, and recently focused on component-driven design systems and RTK Query at Klue before joining Workday. Jonathan has a strong track record improving performance and developer experience—removing legacy code, adding automated testing across the pyramid, and accelerating CI/CD workflows. His background includes building corporate payroll-giving microservices at Benevity and government-facing data visualizations that made complex school metrics accessible to the public. He combines a pragmatic engineering approach with a designer’s attention to reusable UI systems, and his early career in photography and UX informs a keen sense for visual detail and user-focused products.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Oak Bay Secondary
High School Diploma Communication and Media Studies, High School Diploma Communication and Media Studies at Instituto Europeo di Design
Italian