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I'm Dune Thomas, a senior software engineer with 20+ years of experience designing and building successful consumer-facing apps, from cloud-powered PWAs to interactive learning tools and B2B automation solutions. I’m a UI/UX-first engineer who writes clean, scalable code, thrives on solving hard problems, and communicates clearly across teams to bring ideas to life. I’m a relentless learner and avid collaborator who enjoys mentoring others and tackling meaningful challenges that improve lives. When I’m not coding, I’m exploring AI/workflows, pursuing creative projects such as screenplays, and (notoriously) playing pickleball.…I'm Dune Thomas, a senior software engineer with 20+ years of experience designing and building successful consumer-facing apps, from cloud-powered PWAs to interactive learning tools and B2B automation solutions. I’m a UI/UX-first engineer who writes clean, scalable code, thrives on solving hard problems, and communicates clearly across teams to bring ideas to life. I’m a relentless learner and avid collaborator who enjoys mentoring others and tackling meaningful challenges that improve lives. When I’m not coding, I’m exploring AI/workflows, pursuing creative projects such as screenplays, and (notoriously) playing pickleball.

Dune Thomas

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I'm Dune Thomas, a senior software engineer with 20+ years of experience designing and building successful consumer-facing apps, from cloud-powered PWAs to interactive learning tools and B2B automation solutions. I’m a UI/UX-first engineer who writes clean, scalable code, thrives on solving hard problems, and communicates clearly across teams to bring ideas to life. I’m a relentless learner and avid collaborator who enjoys mentoring others and tackling meaningful challenges that improve lives. When I’m not coding, I’m exploring AI/workflows, pursuing creative projects such as screenplays, and (notoriously) playing pickleball.…I'm Dune Thomas, a senior software engineer with 20+ years of experience designing and building successful consumer-facing apps, from cloud-powered PWAs to interactive learning tools and B2B automation solutions. I’m a UI/UX-first engineer who writes clean, scalable code, thrives on solving hard problems, and communicates clearly across teams to bring ideas to life. I’m a relentless learner and avid collaborator who enjoys mentoring others and tackling meaningful challenges that improve lives. When I’m not coding, I’m exploring AI/workflows, pursuing creative projects such as screenplays, and (notoriously) playing pickleball.

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I’m Dune Thomas, a senior software engineer with 20+ years of experience designing and building successful consumer-facing apps, from cloud-powered PWAs to interactive learning tools and B2B automation solutions. I’m a UI/UX-first engineer who writes clean, scalable code, thrives on solving hard problems, and communicates clearly across teams to bring ideas to life.

I’m a relentless learner and avid collaborator who enjoys mentoring others and tackling meaningful challenges that improve lives. When I’m not coding, I’m exploring AI/workflows, pursuing creative projects such as screenplays, and (notoriously) playing pickleball.

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Work Experience

Sabbatical

October 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025

Year off for upskilling and completing personal creative projects, including building a scalable consumer-facing web app with Next.js and Postgres; studied AI and full-stack frameworks; completed multiple courses and wrote a feature-length screenplay.

Senior Front-End Developer at RedStream Technology for client McKinsey & Co

June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024

Built custom interactive solutions (React/JS/TS) for McKinsey’s public-facing website; scoped and implemented A/B tests with marcom leadership, often resulting in 30%+ increases in engagement; streamlined build processes, improved documentation and maintainability; collaborated across teams to resolve complex code problems.

Senior Software Engineer at Smart Sparrow

March 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020

Contributed to dozens of award-winning interactive learning apps, provided technical guidance and UI/UX workarounds, and served as the sole engineer retained after a buyout to ensure project continuity during transition to Pearson.

Senior Software Engineer at Pearson – Australia

October 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021

Led the platform-wide conversion of Backbone.js to React-based components; prototyped initial use of Svelte to reduce code and complexity; conducted code reviews and debugging to meet high-quality standards.

Senior Software Engineer at ASU – Phoenix, AZ

July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021

Designed, built, and delivered ASU’s initial peer-review tool; post-acquisition, built four additional apps; proposed boilerplate codebase saving an estimated $250k–$400k; built AWS stack with MongoDB, Express, GraphQL, Node.js, React, and Redux; provided UI mock-ups and guided leadership on UX requirements.

Senior Software Engineer at Linqto, Inc.

May 1, 2016 - May 1, 2016

Led architecture, prototyping, and development of a sizeable build/test/deploy automation solution for a key $1.6B client to reduce costs by ~ $500k/year; contributed to marketing content, strategy, and messaging for Linqto’s product transition.

Game Developer at GSN (TV & Games)

November 1, 2013 - November 1, 2013

Prototyped new features, fixed bugs, and refactored code for various Flash-based casino games; built automation tools to close the productivity gap between design and development teams.

Multimedia Developer at Dune Thomas Design

April 1, 2013 - April 1, 2013

Contracted with diverse clients (Epson, Fuji, HP, Canon, SanDisk, Panasonic, others) to design and code web and mobile apps, interactive multimedia presentations, websites, and animation content.