Mikka Pineda
Software Engineer | Frontend Engineer
Updated 5 months ago
9+
Years Experience
35
Roles
74
Skills
60
Education
About
Full stack software engineer who continually picks up new skills to bring ideas to life. Excels in problem-solving, systems design, and project management. In previous lives, I worked as an economist at a fintech startup from its seed-funding-and-folding-chair days all the way through to maturity. I wanted to influence policymaking through economic research but was disappointed with the short reach of economic literature. Realizing the importance of spreading knowledge, I leaped into the mass communications industry as a designer/animator and video editor/producer. I rediscovered software engineering as a UI/UX designer for PlayStation VR, designing the next-gen VR menu system. It wasn't enough for me to mock it up through pretty sketches and animations, I wanted to make them actually work too! Thankfully, I had some coding experience from my Web 1.0 days and my on-and-off flirtations with Python and Raspberry Pi throughout my life. I was able to read through docs and quickly learn enough C# to make interactive prototypes of my UX designs, delighting our executives from Japan. After that eye-opening experience, I went back to school to understand programming theory and practice, learn JavaScript, and expand my skill set with Ruby on Rails, React, Redux, Sinatra, various frontend libraries, as well as learning how to build backend services powering RESTful APIs. Since I've retooled, I'm no longer wandering haphazardly through codebases but can now bend the code to my will while continuing to learn new skills on the job, such as NodeJS, AWS, Vue, TypeScript, GraphQL, CI/CD, and serverless, event-driven architecture, and ongoing iterations of ECMAScript. W00t! Github: https://github.com/squirrelnest/ Blog: https://medium.com/@mikkanthrope Animation/Motion Graphics: https://squirrelnest.github.io/ Specialties: software development, devOps, NodeJS, Ruby, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AR/VR
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Experience (35 roles)
Self-employed
Current31 roles · Jul 2025 - Present
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Freelance Software Engineer
Current- Built components for programmatic AI video editor - Developed Figma plugin for turning designs into code - Refactored CLI tooling - Spearheaded automated visual regression testing - Coded motion graphics templates using a proprietary DSL - Integrated frontend with backend for motion graphics to re...
Professional development
Career Break
- Studied blockchain development and AI app development - Earned certification as a surf instructor through the International Surfing Association - Taught students in Bali and Hawaii how to surf - Established a surf camp in the Philippines - Wrote a travel blog about surf spots in Africa, Asia, Lati...
Senior Software Engineer
Full-stack dev and devOps Built self-serve web production system Migrated legacy web properties to Typescript, React, NextJS, Sanity, and Netlify Worked in cross-functional teams to bring order to chaos in our web production Set up cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines with Terraform, Jenkins, AW...
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Education (60)
Brown University
Activities and societies: Technology House, MEZCLA Dance Troupe, Providence Urban Debate League
UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
Sat in on these courses: CS 61B - Data Structures CS 170 - Efficient Algorithms CS 186 - Database Systems CS 168 - Internet Architecture and Protocols
Brown University
Activities and societies: Technology House, MEZCLA Dance Troupe, Providence Urban Debate League
Skills (74)
Auth
AWS
Backend
Database
DevOps
DevOps Tool
Frontend
Language
Mobile
QA
Testing
UX/UI
Other
Certifications (2)▼
Generative AI: Elevate your Software Development Career
IBM
L1 Surf Instructor
International Surfing Association (ISA)
Publications (2)▼
Fukushima Vs. Three Mile Island Vs. Chernobyl
Forbes · Mar 17, 2011
Will Lead Take the Lead Among Base Metals?
Roubini Global Economics · Mar 15, 2010
Languages (2)▼
Volunteer Experience (2)▼
Junior Skipper
CAL SAILING CLUB
Mar 2017 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo
Volunteer
National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks
Jan 2012 - Dec 2016 · 5 yrs
Honors & Awards (2)▼
Commit to Code Merit Scholar
Issued by Flatiron School · May 2017
Associated with Flatiron School Merit Scholarship
Ascent Award
Issued by Bletchley Institute · Jun 2024
Associated with Riot Games Bletchley Institute's Ascent Award recognizes individuals with five to ten years of experience who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and continued growth in their fields
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