Wyatt Johnson
Software Engineer at Vercel
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolWyatt Johnson is a security-minded software engineer with 13 years of experience building full-stack web platforms and developer-facing frameworks. Currently on the Next.js team at Vercel, he contributes to core React framework features like the app router and Partial Prerendering, helping shape how modern web apps are built and deployed. Previously he led backend and platform efforts at Vox Media and contributed to The Coral Project across Mozilla and Ardan Labs, driving scalable authentication, GraphQL schema design, and internationalized conversation systems. His open-source work spans high-profile projects—including substantive commits to vercel/next.js and vercel/vercel—and security-focused improvements to webhook and express-rate-limit. Trained originally in astrophysics and computer science, he brings a data-driven, systems-level perspective to engineering problems. He’s known for combining pragmatic product delivery with rigorous security and type-safety improvements that reduce risk across codebases.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Astrophysics, Bachelor of Science, Astrophysics at University of Alberta
English
Github Skills (41)
url-routing10
javascript10
rate-limiting10
expressjs10
sha10
apidoc10
back-end-development10
webhooks10
testing10
it-security10
typescript10
typescript-definitions10
nextjs10
type-definition10
wpgraphql10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
coralproject/talk
Oct 2016 - Jan 2023
A better commenting experience from Vox Media
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:58 releases, 203 reviews, 2492 commits in 6 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Wyatt's commits primarily focused on implementing and enhancing the back-end functionality of the Talk commenting platform. They were heavily involved in the development of features related to user authentication using OIDC, including the creation of a dedicated OIDC strategy. The user also contributed to the design of the schema for the GraphQL API and built out endpoints for user management and external media.
reactcomments-widgetjavascriptnodejsgraphql
vercel/next.js
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
The React Framework
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 359 reviews, 20 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Wyatt focused on implementing new features and addressing bugs within the React Framework, Next.js, particularly related to the app router. Their contributions included adding support for the `<Link soft />` feature, creating new router tests, and fixing issues related to the handling of query parameters and rewrites. They also made improvements to internal code and the overall build process.
reactbrowserssgserver-renderingjavascript
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