I'm Spencer.
I am a full-stack developer with a background in marketing and customer experience, and I'm currently working in a full-stack software engineering role, working on a production app with an established start-up. I am a Typescript/Javascript developer with strengths in design, creativity, cross-discipline collaboration, and communication.
I love building fun and functional web apps, and making sure the web continues to be a place that is accessible for everyone. I am certified in several Adobe design programs, and love to collaborate across disciplines and teams (with UX designers, PMs, and others) to build amazing sites that customers love to use.
What I'm Looking For
I'm looking for a healthy, vibrant environment where I can do my best work! I'm looking for a company that values diversity, creativity, and where I can make an impact with my development skills in a positive, supportive, and growth-oriented atmosphere.
I am looking for a company culture the places trust in it's teams, encourages and supports them to do their best work with a balance of guidance, mentorship, and autonomy.
I am excited to be a long term part of that company's success and growth!
I fell in love with programming because of the endless learning. I am a person who loves adding new skills to my knowledge base, and with code there is no end to knowledge! I am excited to learn from great companies and great mentors.
Next on my personal learning agenda is a deeper dive into Angular and Typescript.
Oh, I'm also looking for a space to fail and make mistakes. A love of learning implicitly comes with a healthy amount of mistakes! I aim to grow into the best developer I can possibly be for you, and the biggest successes are certainly bred from failure.
About Spencer, The Human
But that's all business, and I'm a lot more than that! My favorite hobby outside of the office is cycling. I've raced bicycles for years, and I enjoy it so much that I have a fairly popular podcast about it, (The Slow Ride Podcast). I really enjoy creating #content.
I think the years of dedication to training and racing bikes, helps me tremendously as a developer. As a bike racer I spend a lot of time training solo, putting in the work to be my best. But, cycling is a team sport, and on race day it's knowing how to work effectively with the whole team that allows us to achieve our goals. Communication is critical. Showing up prepared is critical. Being willing to help the team is critical.
I also have a 1988 VW Vanagon that I am trying to restore, I don't know a lot about cars but I'm trying to learn. This process also reflects in my developer life; there are always new and interesting problems with a vintage van, and knowing what my resources are, and analyzing the issue to break it down into manageable pieces is the best way to get yourself through it and back on the road!
Lastly, I'm still trying to get better at play guitar, but I'm only about as good as I was at 15. Still, I really enjoy it! Dedication, and not giving up on goals, even if they are challenging is a trait I cherish.
Feel free to ask me about any of these interests, I love to talk about them!
Also:
I also *strongly* believe in equality and dismantling problematic systemic infrastructure such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and the toxic environments that enable them. I think that this is necessary and important information to put here on the site, as any company I agree to work for will absolutely need to share those beliefs.