I'm a frontend software engineer who specializes in building scalable, user-focused web applications. Most recently, I worked at Coinbase, where I built financial and crypto products used by millions of customers, including staking and asset conversion flows, DeFi liquidity pool interfaces, real-time data visualizations, and wallet-connected experiences. Throughout my career, I've worked closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to turn complex business requirements into intuitive user experiences. My expertise is primarily in React, TypeScript, modern frontend architecture, performance optimization, and building reusable component systems that can scale as products grow. What sets me apart is that I don't just think about code—I think about the entire product experience. I enjoy taking complicated systems and making them feel simple, reliable, and trustworthy for users. I also embrace new technologies quickly, particularly AI-assisted development workflows, and I'm always looking for ways to improve both engineering velocity and product quality. Long term, I'm driven by building meaningful products, solving difficult problems, and continuously pushing myself to grow as both an engineer and a leader.

Brian Paul

I'm a frontend software engineer who specializes in building scalable, user-focused web applications. Most recently, I worked at Coinbase, where I built financial and crypto products used by millions of customers, including staking and asset conversion flows, DeFi liquidity pool interfaces, real-time data visualizations, and wallet-connected experiences. Throughout my career, I've worked closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to turn complex business requirements into intuitive user experiences. My expertise is primarily in React, TypeScript, modern frontend architecture, performance optimization, and building reusable component systems that can scale as products grow. What sets me apart is that I don't just think about code—I think about the entire product experience. I enjoy taking complicated systems and making them feel simple, reliable, and trustworthy for users. I also embrace new technologies quickly, particularly AI-assisted development workflows, and I'm always looking for ways to improve both engineering velocity and product quality. Long term, I'm driven by building meaningful products, solving difficult problems, and continuously pushing myself to grow as both an engineer and a leader.

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I’m a frontend software engineer who specializes in building scalable, user-focused web applications. Most recently, I worked at Coinbase, where I built financial and crypto products used by millions of customers, including staking and asset conversion flows, DeFi liquidity pool interfaces, real-time data visualizations, and wallet-connected experiences.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to turn complex business requirements into intuitive user experiences. My expertise is primarily in React, TypeScript, modern frontend architecture, performance optimization, and building reusable component systems that can scale as products grow.

What sets me apart is that I don’t just think about code—I think about the entire product experience. I enjoy taking complicated systems and making them feel simple, reliable, and trustworthy for users. I also embrace new technologies quickly, particularly AI-assisted development workflows, and I’m always looking for ways to improve both engineering velocity and product quality.

Long term, I’m driven by building meaningful products, solving difficult problems, and continuously pushing myself to grow as both an engineer and a leader.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer (Frontend) at Coinbase
February 1, 2024 - November 1, 2025
Led front-end engineering for a new cross-platform UI enabling trading of funds between Coinbase Exchange and Futures. Collaborated with product managers and designers on requirements and UI flow. Implemented UI degradation strategies using error boundaries, alerts, and redirect pages to gracefully handle network errors. Built a scalable staking and wrapping modal supporting dynamic token conversions (e.g., ETH→cbETH, BTC→cbBTC) to enable future asset expansion. Contributed to Verified Pools by building Pools and Pool Details pages to view liquidity, trade token pairs, and add funds. Upgraded and integrated the Coinbase Design System (CDS) across multiple apps and wired it with OnchainKit for wallet connectivity. Worked with backend engineers to develop internal Go APIs for admin tooling, boosting development velocity by ~30%. Participated in on-call rotations, using Datadog and Chrome DevTools to debug user account issues and optimize resolution workflows.
Software Developer at A&T Human Resources
January 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
Met accessibility standards by ensuring seamless user experiences for diverse audiences, increasing user traffic by 20%. Designed and developed intuitive UI components using Figma, accelerating development cycles and improving engagement.
Software Development Engineer at Amazon
July 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022
Optimized operational efficiency using AWS tooling; conducted front-end integration tests with Cypress to emulate real-time application usage and reduce edge cases by over 50%. Documented critical application functionalities and database architectures, articulating them in accessible documentation to accelerate development cycles for team members.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Toronto Metropolitan University
September 1, 2017 - December 1, 2021

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services