Trae Shanks
Senior Software Engineer at Shanks Develops
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolTrae Shanks is a Senior Software Engineer based in Portland with seven years of full‑stack experience, currently building sustainable web applications at Nike using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS. He combines production experience at Microsoft and Nike with hands‑on freelance work—most recently delivering a custom inventory and tracking system for a jewelry manufacturer using React, TypeScript, MySQL, and Node. An experienced instructor and TA, Trae has taught full‑stack cohorts at 2U, University of Washington, and Nucamp, which sharpens his ability to communicate complex concepts and mentor peers. He is passionate about front‑end development and testing, routinely applying tools like Jest and React Testing Library to improve quality. Known as a pragmatic problem‑solver, he leverages an IT background and on‑site troubleshooting experience to diagnose systems holistically. Always learning, Trae seeks opportunities to grow across cloud, back-end, and UX domains while contributing to sustainable engineering efforts.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Coding Bootcamp, Full-Stack Web Development, Coding Bootcamp, Full-Stack Web Development at University of WashingtonIntro to Programming Nanodegree, Computer Science, Intro to Programming Nanodegree, Computer Science at UdacityAssociate’s Degree, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology, Associate’s Degree, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Mt. Hood Community College
Stackoverflow
13reputation
251reached
0answers
2questions
Github Skills (20)
react-component10
data-visualizations9
charts9
react9
data-visualization9
react-components7
draft-js7
swift6
firebase6
jquery6
loops6
firebase-authentication6
javascript6
in-progress6
plugin-architecture5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
shankstee/JD-ReactApp
May 2019 - Jan 2020
Link to live work in progress:
Contributions:173 PRs, 408 pushes, 10 branches in 7 months
jsin-progressjavascriptlinkwork-in-progress
hyxhuynh/FindaSpot
Nov 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:39 PRs, 49 pushes, 6 branches in 1 month
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.