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Samuel Breed

Web Developer and Technical Leader

samuel.breed@gmail.com

Work Experience:

  • Sutter Hill Ventures

    https://shv.com

    • Partner, 2021 - present
    • Engineer In Residence, 2020 - 2021

  • Credit Karma

    https://www.creditkarma.com/

    In 2015 I joined Credit Karma as the technical lead for the front-end web team. Under my direction, the front-end teams at Credit Karma have created dozens of web and native applications used by more than 110 million people. During my time there, front-end development grew from a 4 person team to a group of more than 100 client developers throughout the company.

    • Senior Staff Software Engineer, 2018 - 2020

    • Staff Software Engineer, 2015 - 2018

    • Notable projects
      YearAccomplishments
      2020
      • Enhanced Native webview platform scaled to all business verticals, comprising the majority of the native app experience
      • Web Platform hosts 50+ different applications
      2019
      • Launch platform for enhanced webviews for iOS and Android called Embedded Web Apps
      • Front End Render Service scaled to host majority of Credit Karma web app
      2018
      • Promoted to Senior Staff Software Engineer
      • Launch single page web app platform called Front End Render Service
      • Create dedicated deployment UI for managing single page apps
      2017
      • Create and manage the Front End Infrastructure team
      • Launch server side rendering platform to replace legacy PHP view layer
      • Credit Cards team tech lead
      2016
      • Re-brand and site-wide redesign launch
      • Create on-demand CDN deploy pipeline
      • Lead developer for Credit Karma Canada launch
      2015
      • Launch Credit Karma's first server rendered React app
      • Establish private npm and a modular front end architecture

  • Quick Left

    https://quickleft.com/

    In 2009 I co-founded the Boulder, Colo. software consultancy Quick Left. Over the next 6 years, I led the business in various roles as we grew from a modest 2-person operation to a team of more than 40 spanning four offices. We specialized in building products, solving deep technical challenges and worked with companies ranging from small startups to the top of the Fortune 500.

    After departing in 2015, I remained on the Board of Directors to see through the 2016 sale to the global consulting firm Cognizant.

    • Co-founder, 2009 - 2015

    • Lead Developer, 2009 - 2014

    • Notable clients
      Disney
      Walmart Labs
      Toyota
      Ingersol Rand
      Crispen Porter + Bugowski
      Red Robin
      Sentry
      Awe.sm
      Photobucket
      Ping Identity

Education

  • BFA Film Production (incomplete), University of Colorado, Boulder 2004 - 2007

See also