Mick Ryan
Staff Software Engineer at Box
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolMick Ryan is a staff software engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience designing and shipping scalable web systems for companies like Box, MyFitnessPal, and Satori. He leads full-stack architecture and core web experiences at Box, scaling user-facing applications to millions while championing secure-by-design and quality-first engineering. A pragmatic technical leader and mentor, he blends frontend expertise (React, accessibility, design systems) with backend-for-frontend and platform integration to improve developer velocity. As co-founder of KetoKarma he built a top-ranked health platform and led an AWS migration with zero downtime, and his work on open-source Box UI components demonstrates ongoing commitment to accessible, reusable UI. He also holds patents in real-time messaging and geospatial asset management, reflecting a knack for product-focused innovation beyond routine engineering.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (25)
javascript10
component-development10
ui-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
react10
accessibility9
viewbox9
link-preview9
document-preview9
app-preview9
print-preview9
box-api8
uploader7
openwith7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
box/box-ui-elements
Sep 2019 - Jun 2022
React Components for Box's Design System and Pluggable Components
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:50 reviews, 29 commits, 42 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Mick primarily contributed to the development and maintenance of React components within the `box-ui-elements` repository. Their work involved migrating lifecycle methods, adding new features such as max version history text and text for menu's, as well as fixing existing components and printing functions. This included refactoring code, fixing bugs, and improving accessibility within various UI elements.
box-previewreactbox-content-pickerboxjavascript
mickr/box-content-preview
Jul 2019 - May 2024
JavaScript library for rendering files stored on Box
Contributions:101 pushes, 37 branches in 4 years 11 months
storedjavascript-libraryboxjavascriptrendering
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