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JOHN NGUYEN

DESIGNATION

Senior Software Engineer

Frontend Systems / Interface Architecture

Two decades turning design into fast, accessible interfaces, from agency sites and HTML email to enterprise component libraries at Capital One and Allstate. I adapt as the industry shifts, and today that includes building with generative and agentic AI.

About

Portrait of John Nguyen
SUBJECT
John Nguyen
ROLE
Senior Software Engineer
SPECIALTY
Frontend Systems / Interface Architecture
BASE
Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas

Capability matrix

Proficiency rated 1 to 5.

Languages

Languages skills with proficiency
SkillProficiency
TypeScript 5 of 5
JavaScript 5 of 5
SQL 2 of 5
PHP 1 of 5

Frameworks

Frameworks skills with proficiency
SkillProficiency
React 5 of 5
Astro 4 of 5
Node.js 4 of 5
Tailwind CSS 5 of 5

Infrastructure

Infrastructure skills with proficiency
SkillProficiency
AWS 2 of 5
Docker 3 of 5
MySQL 2 of 5
Jenkins 3 of 5
GitHub Actions 3 of 5

Tooling

Tooling skills with proficiency
SkillProficiency
Vite 3 of 5
Playwright 3 of 5
Figma 4 of 5
Storybook 3 of 5
Git 4 of 5

I'm a frontend-leaning engineer who treats the interface as a system: tokens, primitives, data flow and build tooling designed together so the product stays fast and consistent as it grows.

Lately: design systems, performance budgets, shipping more HTML with less JavaScript, and working with generative and agentic AI.

A quick intro in my own words: who I am, how I work, and what I care about building. Watch on YouTube ↗ (opens in new tab)

Get to Know John

Made in early 2022, before ChatGPT was released to the public, for my employer's “Getting to Know You” series, where colleagues gave a short presentation about themselves. I leaned into the series name by theming the video on the film adaptation of The King and I, which features a song of the same name.

Projects

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Contact

EMAIL COORDINATES

whatsup@johnnguyen.org

Hiring, collaborating, or just want to compare notes on interface design? Transmissions are read within 48 hours, Chicago time.