Ross Leonardy
Lead Front End Engineer at Even Financial
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolRoss Leonardy is a Lead Front End Engineer with 12 years of experience building polished, reliable web products from startup prototypes to production platforms in New York. Currently leading front-end efforts at Even Financial and freelancing since 2017, he specializes in marrying strong compile-time guarantees and maintainable architectures with pragmatic debt reduction. His background spans full-stack work for clients like Google and ZocDoc, geospatial systems, and CMS-driven editorial projects, giving him a rare mix of design sensibility from a Parsons BFA and deep engineering chops. Known for shipping both consumer-facing UIs and backend integrations, he’s comfortable defining architecture with CTOs or executing solo on tight timelines. Outside code, he values long-term technical health and—on a lighter note—long walks on the beach, hinting at a balanced approach to craft and creativity.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Integrated Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Integrated Design at Parsons the New School for Design
Github Skills (18)
game-engine10
open-source10
rust10
game-development10
datatable9
underscore9
grid9
bevy9
datagrid9
angular8
typescript7
bootstrap6
json-schema5
javascript5
json5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
balasan/nodebb-plugin-sso-oauth-yuri
Aug 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
rossleonardy/bevy
Aug 2025 - Mar 2026
A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust
Contributions:16 pushes, 2 branches in 7 months
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