Joshua Grant
Head Of Engineering at Covertime
Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolJoshua Grant is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building responsive front-end experiences and data-driven features, currently shipping interactive search and AI enhancements for LinkedIn Learning. He blends a computer-science foundation from UBC with a background in writing and the arts, which informs thoughtful product design and clear technical communication. Previously he led frontend and backend development at PaddleHR, delivering visualization tools, D&I metrics, and automated testing before the company’s LinkedIn acquisition. An active contributor to open-source projects like WoWAnalyzer, he focuses on UI polish and mobile responsiveness to make analytics accessible. He also teaches evening web development courses and mentors engineers, pairing hands-on coding with a knack for curriculum and onboarding. Outside work he pursues creative and scholarly interests—from Renaissance art to ergodic literature—which surface in unconventional product ideas and user experiences.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ranelagh SchoolBachelor of Science (BSc) with honours, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) with honours, Computer Science at Coventry University
English, Dutch
Stackoverflow
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11kreached
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Github Skills (16)
responsive-design10
javascript10
front-end-development10
analyser10
react10
analyzer10
typescript-types9
mobile-development9
typescript9
typescripts9
wow-js8
css8
html8
algorithm6
primes6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
WoWAnalyzer/WoWAnalyzer
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
WoWAnalyzer is a tool to help you analyze and improve your World of Warcraft raiding performance through various relevant metrics and gameplay suggestions.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 6 comments in 2 days
Contributions summary:Joshua primarily focused on improving the user interface and mobile responsiveness of the WoWAnalyzer project. Their contributions included updating the news header, refining mobile display across multiple components, and reducing font sizes for better readability on smaller screens. They also corrected styling issues, such as replacing `class` with `className` for React compatibility and fixing sizing issues.
world-of-warcraftreactanalyzerwarcraftlogswarcraft
josh-the-dev/backlogify-api
Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
Application for viewing video game details and creating / managing backlogs. Built using React, Node and Postgres
Contributions:11 commits, 1 PR, 43 pushes in 20 days
postgresqlreact
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