Samantha Bretous
Software Engineer
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolSamantha Bretous is a frontend-focused software engineer with a decade of experience building user-centric products at scale, most recently as a Staff Engineer at Intuit Mailchimp where she launched an SMS revenue stream that generated $4M in beta. Her background in theatrical set design informs a design-minded approach to engineering, evident in her work improving accessibility, reducing tech debt, and cutting bundle sizes while raising test coverage. She has led cross-functional initiatives—from redesigning navigation to building component libraries and charting systems—that measurably increased engagement and revenue. A pragmatic mentor and coach, she has guided support agents and junior engineers into engineering roles and promoted engineering standards that improve delivery timelines. Based in New York, she blends creative problem-solving with rigorous execution and is open to senior/frontend staff roles.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology, Minor Studio Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology, Minor Studio Arts at Baylor University
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Github Skills (28)
browser9
gatsby9
react9
graphql9
compiler8
nextjs8
fastest8
static-site-generator8
javascript7
typescript7
frontend7
hybrid6
maintenance5
java4
ssg4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
samanthabretous/pokemon_lite
Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:57 commits, 24 PRs, 43 pushes in 10 months
gamepokemon-game
samanthabretous/black-speakers-in-tech
Dec 2018 - Feb 2022
Contributions:5 reviews, 79 commits, 71 PRs in 3 years 2 months
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