Drake

Design Engineer with over a decade of experience bridging the gap between design and production.

Vancouver, Washington, United States🇺🇸

Open to:Full-time rolesContract roles

Preferred workplace:Remote (same country)Remote (worldwide)Remote (same region)

Design Engineer with over a decade of experience building infrastructure that bridges the gap between design and production. Presently engaged in Directed Engineering: leveraging emerging AI paradigms as a force-multiplier to build open-source tools that enable teams to ship with confidence. Expert in Developer Experience, Design Systems, and Web Accessibility, crafting solid foundations that accelerate organizational velocity.

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Career: 8

Design Engineer & Open-Source Maintainer

Self-employed

Jul 2023 - Present

TypeScriptReactMarkdownCSSViteVitestMock Service WorkerValibotNode.jsNext.jsAstro

Senior Software Engineer I

M1 Finance

Full-time · Remote

Aug 2022 - May 2023

TypeScriptReactCSSStyled-ComponentsDesign SystemsFigmaNode.jsGraphQLApolloRedux

Senior Software Engineer

OnePay

Full-time · Remote

Aug 2021 - Oct 2021

TypeScriptReactCSSStyled-ComponentsReduxNode.jsGraphQL

Software Engineer II

Vanderhouwen

Full-time

Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

Embedded engineer within the Nike.com Platform Team

TypeScriptNext.jsNode.jsBabelWebpackJestPostCSSJenkinsJavaScriptOpenCLI FrameworkStyled-Components

Full Stack Engineer

Codesandbox

Contract · Remote

May 2019 - Mar 2020

ReactTypeScriptCSSJavaScriptNode.jsMobxWebpackStyled-Components

Front-End Tech Lead

Catalyte

Full-time · On-site

Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

JavaScriptAureliaCSSHTMLNode.js

Front-End Web Developer

Sellpoints (Now Syndigo)

Contract · Emeryville, CA · On-site

Dec 2014 - May 2015

jQueryJavaScriptHTMLCSS

Level Design Intern

Blizzard Entertainment

Internship · Irvine, CA · On-site

Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

Skills: 45

Technical

ApolloAstroAureliaBabelCSSFaker.jsGitGraphQL

HTMLJavaScriptJenkinsJestjQueryMarkdownMobxMock Service WorkerMySQLNext.jsNode.jsOpenCLI FrameworkPostCSSPreactReactReact-QueryReact.jsRedisReduxSASSStyled-ComponentstRPCTypeScriptValibotViteVitestWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)Webpack

Creative

Design SystemsDigital PhotographyFigmaIllustratorLightroomPhotoshopUser Experience DesignUser Interface Design

Web Design

Projects: 5

Deoptkit

github.com/Saeris/deoptkit

Jul 2026 - Present

A V8 deoptimization toolkit for JavaScript and TypeScript on Node.js which provides visibility into inline cache states, deoptimizations, map churn, and CPU profile data, packaged for AI agents and everyday dev workflows.

VSCode Jisho

github.com/Saeris/vscode-jisho

Jul 2026 - Present

An offline Japanese dictionary that lives in your VSCode sidebar to help you look up unfamiliar vocabulary without leaving your editor or reaching for the internet.

Mirrordown

github.com/mirrordown/mirrordown

Jun 2026 - Present

A collection of markdown-it plugins, remark plugins, and VSCode Markdown Preview extensions that add extended syntax support for semantic HTML elements — each syntax implemented as a matched set so server-side (markdown-it) and unified (remark) pipelines render identically.

Valimock

github.com/Saeris/valimock

Oct 2023 - Present

Schema-based data mocking library for Valibot using Faker.js. I built this library alongside a PR that added a reflection API to Valibot which enabled third-party authors to create their own tools and integrations.

DiscordKit

github.com/discordkit/discordkit

Jun 2022 - Present

TypeScript SDK for Discord's public REST API. Features a functional architecture optimized for tiny bundle sizes and schema definitions providing out-of-the-box validation. Built as a monorepo with automated publishing and includes 500+ integration tests.