Tad Johnston
Staff Software Engineer at Redfin
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTad Johnston is a Staff Software Engineer in Los Angeles with 11+ years driving frontend excellence at Redfin and Rent, specializing in TypeScript and React. He’s led web performance initiatives that measurably improved INP and LCP, and partners with engineering leads to shape architecture and delivery practices. Known for mentoring teams and codifying best practices, he balances hands-on implementation with technical leadership to ship user-centric, maintainable codebases. With roots in UX and systems work going back to Rhythm & Hues, he brings a rare blend of design sensitivity and operational rigor to frontend engineering.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems, General, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems, General at California State University-Long Beach
Github Skills (103)
react-carousel10
image-slider10
react-component10
image-gallery10
loader10
autoplay10
javascript9
browser9
css-loader9
html-webpack-plugin9
webpack-loader9
react9
frontend9
keyboard-navigation9
react-applications9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
rentpath/react-redux-router
Aug 2017 - Jun 2019
Universal router for applications using redux and react
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 10 months
react-routerrouterreactredux
rentpath/react-ui
Mar 2017 - Mar 2021
UI component toolkit for react applications
Contributions:14 reviews, 397 commits, 295 PRs in 4 years
reactreact-applicationsui-componentreact-componentsui-components
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