Summary
Max Mykal is a seasoned software engineer with a decade of experience building frontend-first web applications and internal tooling across startups and large enterprises from Los Angeles. He has shipped performance-focused PWAs and custom website builders that cut production and content turnaround times by up to 50%, and led analytics and CMS projects using Node.js, React, Vue, GraphQL and Express. His background in UX and graphic design gives him an edge in turning prototypes into consistent, production-ready interfaces while improving developer collaboration and delivery velocity. Having held senior frontend roles at Apple and driven engineering impact at Wells Fargo/Eastdil, he blends design sensibility with pragmatic engineering to automate workflows and optimize performance. Notably, he continues to pivot between user experience and backend engineering, making him effective at both building customer-facing UIs and the APIs and automation that support them.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer