Michael Smith
Principal Engineer at Dscout
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Smith is a Principal Engineer and front-end architect based in Chicago with nine years of experience designing scalable, modern React architectures and nontraditional UI patterns. He has progressed from Senior UI Developer to Principal Engineer at dscout, bringing a pragmatic mix of hands-on implementation and team leadership across startups and agencies. Michael specializes in front-end system design—component architecture, performance optimization, and developer experience—to turn complex product requirements into maintainable codebases. Notably comfortable breaking from conventions, he applies unconventional design approaches to solve UI challenges while keeping long-term scalability in mind. He holds a B.A. in Interactive Media from DePaul University and combines agency-honed craft with product-driven engineering at companies like MERGE and Agot.AI.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Interactive Media, Bachelors Interactive Media at DePaul University
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Github Skills (33)
animation10
renderer10
threejs9
react-three-fiber9
react-renderer9
react9
fiber9
3d8
webgl8
angularjs6
jquery6
json6
url-routing6
javascript6
vue4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
michael-eightnine/hometown-disadvantage
Feb 2018 - Jan 2021
v3 Rewrite of Hometown Advantage!
Contributions:1 release, 6 PRs, 39 pushes in 2 years 11 months
reactminecrafthometownresponsive-designreact-router-4
michael-eightnine/porfolio-splash
Oct 2018 - May 2022
Front-end dev portfolio for myself
Contributions:5 PRs, 24 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 7 months
reactfor-portfoliodevcssjavascript
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