Summary
Steven Reed is a Senior Frontend Engineer based in Austin with nine years of software development experience and a proven track record at PayPal and high-growth startups. He specializes in React, TypeScript, and design systems, having built a bespoke component library and led front-end initiatives that cut checkout latency and replaced multiple third-party UI libraries. A former PayPal Technology Leadership Program selectee and Sr. Staff engineer, he blends enterprise-scale rigor with startup velocity—most recently bringing UX foundation practices to Mutiny and shipping Web3 trading tooling that facilitated roughly $20M in volume. Comfortable across full-stack concerns, he’s shipped tooling for large-scale testing, performance-driven Node services, and developer productivity improvements. Outside of work he’s an avid traveler and fisherman who contributes to open source and pursues product-led engineering in emerging Web3 spaces.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Textile Science, B.S., Textile Science at University of California, Davis
Advanced Software Engineering Immersive, Advanced Software Engineering Immersive at Hack Reactor