Summary
Sean Ellis is a Software Engineer III based in Austin with 11 years building polished front-end experiences and solid back-end integrations. He specializes in React and Redux, having migrated legacy apps to modern SSR React with hooks and built reusable toolsets and admin dashboards for creative teams. His background includes Django/Python and Node work, Stripe integrations, and a history of shipping revenue-driving features that transition products from free to premium. Sean favors Sass-driven CSS workflows and has a particular interest in SVG animation and design, bringing visual polish to complex UIs. He’s experienced mentoring junior engineers, improving build systems, and introducing DevOps practices to reduce deployment risk. That mix of design-minded front-end craft and pragmatic back-end experience makes him effective at turning creative requirements into production-ready, maintainable systems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Advertising, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Advertising at The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate, Rails Development, Graduate, Rails Development at Dev Bootcamp