Top Talent like David are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

David Witt

Full-stack Engineer • Frontend Developer • Product Manager • Seattle, WA, US
Top Earner
Leadership
TypeScript
React
Shopify
Svelte
Vue.js
Next.js
HTML/CSS
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Full-Time Roles
Contracts
Proactive Senior Engineer building amazing DX to build better UX.
Seasoned technical lead and developer advocate with a passion for empowering developers and driving exceptional developer experiences. Worked with: Therabody, Puma, Black Diamond, Saje, Hana Andersson With a strong background in full stack engineering and expertise in front-end development, I have led successful projects, mentored teams, and delivered innovative solutions for renowned brands. When I'm not working, I dabble in the dark arts of creative writing, Olympic weightlifting, and exploring the majestic PNW.

Projects

Shopify Workshops

Built with: Remix, Typescript, MDX, Tailwind Built a custom AST parser for MDX to convert tutorial text to interactive, multistep tutorials. Focused on the authoring experience to lower the barrier to entry for anyone to write a workshop.See More

Space Madness

A content framework that connects ideas so you can build your digital garden. Built as a Turbo monorepo to sync data structure between front end and back end. End to end type safety with Zod validators for data structures and GROQ queries Built with Sanity, Astro, Typescript, Zod, React, and TailwindSee More

Therabody

Built with: Salesforce Commerce Cloud Technical Lead for all web and ecommerce features Built composable content authoring system to empower marketers to create their own pages and elements Built all Product List and Product Page functionality, including filters, sorting, bundles, and promotions Coordinated design and delivery of Athletes page components, empowering content creators to publish highly interactive and animated pages without a developerSee More

Poly Love Live | The Polyamory Field Guide

Built in: Sanity, Astro, Typescript, Tailwind An educational site to help people understand and empathize with polyamorous people. Built to deeply connect and backlink resources, guides, and tools. Easily searchable, minimal, clean UI. Built with Sanity to empower anyone to contribute content. GROQ queries enable powerful document queries to connected resources.See More

Saje Natural Wellness

Built with: Salesforce Commerce Cloud Technical Lead for all web and ecommerce features Built composable content authoring system to empower marketers to create their own pages and elements Rebuilt Product Page and Cart Page, iteratively moving the site to a new design system Refactored complex premium promotion, gift with purchase, and standard discount promotion engineSee More

Hanna Andersson

Built with: Salesforce Commerce Cloud Built the Family Matching Product selector, combining complex product selection for groups of people into a unified and simple user experience. Worked with product and design leads to iterate on the best possible experience for shoppers.See More

Work History

S

Senior Developer Advocate

ShopifyJul 2022 - May 2023 • 11 mosBuilt the Shopify Workshops site on Remix, Typescript, MDX, and Tailwind Worked on the Hydrogen team to iterate on developer feedback and DX, taught at virtual and in person conferences Lead in person and online workshops teaching people about Shopify development and Hydrogen Wrote guides, tutorials, and documentation for shopify.dev Advocated for unifying developer experience across all our JavaScript packages, libraries, and templates
D

Senior Technical Lead

DemandPDXAug 2017 - Jun 2022 • 4 yrs 11 mosLead full stack engineering for site builds and improvement projects Provided technical leadership in code and data structure Ran Tech Lead innovation meeting to gather feedback and improve developer quality of life & quality of work Created an improved content creation workflow within the Salesforce Commerce Cloud admin dashboard Setup Continuous Integration flows with Bitbucket Pipelines Directed production releases, hotfixes, and long running project improvements Created yearly security training videos and presentation
F

Senior Storefront Engineer

FluidOct 2014 - Aug 2017 • 2 yrs 11 mosLead front end engineering for building and supporting ecommerce sites Established storefront frameworks on which sites are built Performed code reviews and merges Built out sites for testing and production replication Created Jira stories and tasks using FSDs, wireframes, and prototypes Provided technical advice and direction in project discovery phase Performed gap analysis and level of effort estimates for new features Established and maintain technical documentation
Reviews
Exceeds Expectations
Exceeds ExpectationsRecommended by clients 1 times.
David has received Kudos for:
Problem Solving (1)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

"David is amazing to work with. He was able to help audit our front-end app to provide an actionable plan to improve page load times. Would 100% work with again"
Adam A.Pangea.app

Education

Ohio State University

Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Business, Human ResourcesAug 2006 - May 2009

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
Proactive Senior Engineer building amazing DX to build better UX.
Seasoned technical lead and developer advocate with a passion for empowering developers and driving exceptional developer experiences. Worked with: Therabody, Puma, Black Diamond, Saje, Hana Andersson With a strong background in full stack engineering and expertise in front-end development, I have led successful projects, mentored teams, and delivered innovative solutions for renowned brands. When I'm not working, I dabble in the dark arts of creative writing, Olympic weightlifting, and exploring the majestic PNW.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like David are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

David Witt

Full-stack Engineer • Frontend Developer • Product Manager • Seattle, WA, US
Top Earner
Leadership
TypeScript
React
Shopify
Svelte
Vue.js
Next.js
HTML/CSS
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Full-Time Roles
Contracts

Projects

Shopify Workshops

Built with: Remix, Typescript, MDX, Tailwind Built a custom AST parser for MDX to convert tutorial text to interactive, multistep tutorials. Focused on the authoring experience to lower the barrier to entry for anyone to write a workshop.

Space Madness

A content framework that connects ideas so you can build your digital garden. Built as a Turbo monorepo to sync data structure between front end and back end. End to end type safety with Zod validators for data structures and GROQ queries Built with Sanity, Astro, Typescript, Zod, React, and Tailwind

Therabody

Built with: Salesforce Commerce Cloud Technical Lead for all web and ecommerce features Built composable content authoring system to empower marketers to create their own pages and elements Built all Product List and Product Page functionality, including filters, sorting, bundles, and promotions Coordinated design and delivery of Athletes page components, empowering content creators to publish highly interactive and animated pages without a developer

Poly Love Live | The Polyamory Field Guide

Built in: Sanity, Astro, Typescript, Tailwind An educational site to help people understand and empathize with polyamorous people. Built to deeply connect and backlink resources, guides, and tools. Easily searchable, minimal, clean UI. Built with Sanity to empower anyone to contribute content. GROQ queries enable powerful document queries to connected resources.

Saje Natural Wellness

Built with: Salesforce Commerce Cloud Technical Lead for all web and ecommerce features Built composable content authoring system to empower marketers to create their own pages and elements Rebuilt Product Page and Cart Page, iteratively moving the site to a new design system Refactored complex premium promotion, gift with purchase, and standard discount promotion engine

Hanna Andersson

Built with: Salesforce Commerce Cloud Built the Family Matching Product selector, combining complex product selection for groups of people into a unified and simple user experience. Worked with product and design leads to iterate on the best possible experience for shoppers.

Work History

S

Senior Developer Advocate

ShopifyJul 2022 - May 2023 • 11 mosBuilt the Shopify Workshops site on Remix, Typescript, MDX, and Tailwind Worked on the Hydrogen team to iterate on developer feedback and DX, taught at virtual and in person conferences Lead in person and online workshops teaching people about Shopify development and Hydrogen Wrote guides, tutorials, and documentation for shopify.dev Advocated for unifying developer experience across all our JavaScript packages, libraries, and templates
D

Senior Technical Lead

DemandPDXAug 2017 - Jun 2022 • 4 yrs 11 mosLead full stack engineering for site builds and improvement projects Provided technical leadership in code and data structure Ran Tech Lead innovation meeting to gather feedback and improve developer quality of life & quality of work Created an improved content creation workflow within the Salesforce Commerce Cloud admin dashboard Setup Continuous Integration flows with Bitbucket Pipelines Directed production releases, hotfixes, and long running project improvements Created yearly security training videos and presentation
F

Senior Storefront Engineer

FluidOct 2014 - Aug 2017 • 2 yrs 11 mosLead front end engineering for building and supporting ecommerce sites Established storefront frameworks on which sites are built Performed code reviews and merges Built out sites for testing and production replication Created Jira stories and tasks using FSDs, wireframes, and prototypes Provided technical advice and direction in project discovery phase Performed gap analysis and level of effort estimates for new features Established and maintain technical documentation
Reviews
Exceeds Expectations
Exceeds ExpectationsRecommended by clients 1 times.
David has received Kudos for:
Problem Solving (1)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

"David is amazing to work with. He was able to help audit our front-end app to provide an actionable plan to improve page load times. Would 100% work with again"
Adam A.Pangea.app

Education

Ohio State University

Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Business, Human ResourcesAug 2006 - May 2009

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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