Naomi Carrigan is a Senior Software Engineer based in Vancouver, Washington with six years of experience building accessible, user-focused front-end features. She blends engineering with community growth—designing Discord bots and advocating for inclusive tech while contributing to public-facing projects. Naomi has hands-on experience improving internationalization, accessibility, and UI/UX in high-profile open-source work such as freeCodeCamp, where she implemented translatable components and donation/certification link flows. Her background spans diverse fields from nursing and labor law to education, which informs a pragmatic, people-centered approach to product design. Known for translating community needs into polished interfaces, she schedules time for mentorship and open collaboration via her public chat and meeting links.
6 years of coding experience
EDUCATION, EDUCATION at Washington State University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics
Computer Programming, Computer Programming at freeCodeCamp
freeCodeCamp.org's open-source codebase and curriculum. Learn to code for free.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:4882 reviews, 325 commits, 2028 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Naomi primarily contributed to the front-end development of the freeCodeCamp project. Their commits focused on modifying the user interface, specifically involving the translation and styling of various components. They implemented new features such as translatable footer links, donation links, certification components, and adjustments to the navigation menu, while also addressing accessibility and styling concerns. The user also worked on improvements to the project's i18n setup and translated documentation, thus ensuring a better user experience for different languages.
Contributions:6 reviews, 7 PRs, 21 pushes in 2 years
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