Summary
Samuel Santiago is a Full Stack Developer with nine years of hands-on experience building both frontend and backend solutions, currently based in Chicago. He designs and ships end-to-end products—from database schema and APIs to reactive UIs—using Angular, React, Express, Python/Django, and TypeScript. He independently conceived and delivered OpenMics.us, an MVP that manages event listings, time-based lists, and check-ins for comedy venues across major cities, and contributed interactive, Three.js-enhanced storytelling features to Week in Our World. Comfortable bridging higher education administration and software engineering, he brings pragmatic product instincts and a continual learning mindset. Colleagues value his ability to translate real-world needs into elegant, maintainable code and shipping features that directly engage niche communities.
9 years of coding experience
Computer Science, Computer Science at Carthage College
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School