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Top SchoolJonathan Borchardt is a seasoned lead software engineer and engineering manager based in Seattle with a long career building user-facing systems and visualization-heavy web applications. He currently leads REVIZ at the Allen Institute for AI, designing scalable React/TypeScript architectures, reusable component libraries, and polished demo templates that dozens of teams rely on to showcase AI research. Jonathan blends hands-on front-end engineering (Next.js, MUI/antd, Storybook) with product design, prototyping and documentation, and he coaches engineers to raise team capability and delivery predictability. His background spans high-impact roles at Microsoft, AOL/PrecisionDemand and startups, where he shipped complex UIs, performance-tuned graphics, and patented visualization work. Notably, he moves comfortably between rapid prototypes and production-ready systems, a skill honed from early work in graphics and CAD automation through large-scale web platforms.
10 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at University of Washington
Focused in Computer Science Math and Physics, Focused in Computer Science Math and Physics at University of Montana