Summary
Phillip Chiarato is a Senior Manager of Software Engineering with nine years of hands-on full-stack experience, currently leading engineering at Spirit Airlines. He specializes in modern front-end frameworks (Angular 19, NX, Ngrx, React) and backend technologies (Node/Express, GraphQL, REST), with strong TypeScript and Python skills. Known as a developer-first manager, he takes particular pride in coaching engineers and growing team capability while ensuring high-quality product delivery. His career progressed rapidly from frontend developer roles to senior technical leadership within the same organization, reflecting both deep ownership and operational experience. Phillip also has a practical bootcamp background and an award-winning project from DevMountain, signaling a blend of disciplined learning and applied engineering. Based in Florida, he balances curiosity and pragmatism to solve customer-facing problems at scale.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Javascript (ES6) Certified Full Stack Developer, Javascript (ES6) Certified Full Stack Developer at Devmountain