Ryan Mcallen
Sr. Lead, Backend And Web Application Developer
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Mcallen is a seasoned backend and web application developer with 13 years of experience building and modernizing PHP-based systems, currently serving as Sr. Lead for backend and web apps at International Justice Mission. He specializes in Laravel and the TALL stack (Livewire, AlpineJS, Tailwind), with a track record of converting legacy codebases to maintainable SaaS platforms and mission-critical sites for clients like Michelin and Trijicon. Ryan thrives in small, agile teams—often stepping in to stabilize MVPs, accelerate feature delivery, and share knowledge through pair programming and training. Based in Greenville, SC, he pairs pragmatic engineering with product empathy, focused on re-humanizing people with technology. A former teacher by training, he brings rare communication and mentorship strengths to technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
13 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
B.A. Bible Teaching, B.A. Bible Teaching at Bob Jones University
Github Skills (163)
cms10
authentication10
filamentphp10
excel10
sublime-text10
illuminate10
laravel10
imports10
csv10
exports10
shell10
cli10
form-builder10
admin10
livewire10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
rhynodesigns/lunar
Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
An open-source package that brings the power of modern headless e-commerce functionality to Laravel.
Contributions:11 pushes in 4 months
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