Sam Gibson
Full Stack Web Developer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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SeniorSam Gibson is a Senior Software Engineer in Chicago with 10 years of experience building customer-facing web applications across full-stack JavaScript and Ruby ecosystems. After a prior career as an associate attorney, he transitioned via an intensive Flatiron School program and combines strong communication, legalanalytic rigor, and product-focused engineering to lead cross-functional efforts and rebranding across interconnected systems. He has led teams to architect modern frontends with React, Next.js and TypeScript, created npm packages to replace legacy flows, and driven release and branching strategies for multi-app initiatives. Known for clear documentation and stakeholder collaboration, he pairs practical delivery with an eye for UX and durable architecture. Outside work he’s a suburban-raised Illinois native who enjoys cooking, gaming, and deep-media dives—habits that feed his curiosity for iterative, user-centered features.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (1)
design-patterns4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
VividSeats/vivid-design-patterns
Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
vivid-design-patterns
Contributions:6 reviews, 13 PRs, 27 pushes in 1 year 6 months
design-patternspatternsvivid
sgibson47/my-recipe-box-2
Sep 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:385 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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