Phillip Whisenhunt is a Staff Software Engineer with 15 years of experience building scalable full‑stack systems, currently shaping platform and product engineering at Procore from Austin, Texas. He brings deep frontend expertise—having led Freehand at InVision and modernized stacks at Olark—alongside backend Python and distributed service experience. His background in academic research (bioinformatics, biometrics, and genome visualization) informs a methodical, data-driven approach to problem solving and novel algorithm design, such as his elbow pathing and fractional indexing work for infinite canvases. Technology‑agnostic by design, he prefers the right tool for the job and mentors teams on performance and maintainability. An attentive technical writer, he’s contributed documentation improvements to popular JS design‑pattern material, underscoring a knack for clarifying complex topics.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
GED, Mathematics and Computer Science, GED, Mathematics and Computer Science at Western Alamance High School
Repo for my 'Learning JavaScript Design Patterns' book
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Contributions:14 commits in 16 days
Contributions summary:Phillip primarily contributed to the repository by correcting typos, grammar, and broken links within the documentation. These changes were applied to the `book/index.html` file, suggesting an editing and content refinement focus. The commits also involved minor code sample adjustments and formatting improvements, solidifying the role of a technical writer focused on improving the quality and readability of the existing documentation.
Contributions:2 PRs, 42 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 2 months
reactnextjs
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Phillip Whisenhunt - Staff Software Engineer at Procore Technologies