Mikkel Ridley

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Mikkel Ridley

I'm a Software Engineer

Full Stack Engineer (mostly front-end, but with a few backend tricks up my sleeve) with 5 years of experience building user-centered web apps. My secret sauce? The classic web trifecta: JavaScript, HTML, and (S)CSS-sprinkled with recent adventures in C#/.NET. I've also dabbled in Angular and TypeScript during a brief contract with Intrinsic (a GoogleX moonshot), where I learned to survive monorepos and code reviews alike. With a good eye for UI/UX and a proven track record in accessibility, I've built and shipped projects using React and the MERN stack through bootcamp and personal projects. Currently, I'm automating my crypto market anxiety with a Python analyzer-because why just watch the market crash when you can script it? A self-sufficient learner, I'm eager to contribute to front-end or full-stack solutions that deliver intuitive, high-impact user experiences. Experienced in agile teams and collaborating across product, design, and offshore squads.

Before diving into software development, I spent five years managing a local business and moonlighting as the IT department-so I bring a well-rounded, “been-there-done-that” perspective to my dev work. When I'm not coding, I'm an excellent cook, I'm usually walking or playing with my Golden Retriever Freddie Mercury (he's a master of both Grunt and Gulp), gaming, investing or coaching others in crypto, blasting Mongolian heavy metal, cycling, geeking out over Neo-Futuristic architecture, and traveling the globe-because variety is the spice of life (and code).