Kris Coulson
Senior Software Engineer at Endpoint
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKris Coulson is a Senior Software Engineer based in California with 11 years of experience focused on front-end web development and JavaScript, blending a BFA in Graphic Design with a keen eye for pixel-perfect UIs. He has led front-end teams through acquisition, founded a startup focused on online gaming events, and now contributes at Endpoint while maintaining a passion for shipping delightful web apps. An active open-source contributor, Kris has improved routing and prerendering in the popular RedwoodJS framework, tackling edge cases like trailing slashes and history state integration. Known for marrying visual design sensibilities with pragmatic engineering, he excels at translating complex mockups into maintainable, test-covered code.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Graphic Design at Lindenwood University
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
routers10
router10
routes10
react10
jes9
typescript9
typescript-types9
jtest9
apollo9
jestjs9
typescripts9
graphql8
wordpress-graphql8
wpgraphql8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
redwoodjs/redwood
Sep 2020 - Mar 2022
The App Framework for Startups
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:27 reviews, 10 commits, 13 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Kris primarily contributed to the RedwoodJS router package, enhancing its functionality and addressing bugs. They implemented features such as handling trailing slashes, managing history state, and integrating with Apollo Client for prerendering. Their work involved modifying core components, adding tests, and improving the overall routing and client-side data fetching experience within the RedwoodJS framework.
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KrisCoulson/redwood
Sep 2020 - Jun 2023
Bringing full-stack to the Jamstack.
Contributions:2 PRs, 43 pushes, 11 branches in 2 years 8 months
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