Francis John

Full-stack Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building web apps at companies from startups to big tech.

Exploring topics such as personal growth, entrepreneurship, coding, golf, fitness.

Welcome to my digital scrapbook

Work

Treasure

Software Engineer

treasure.lol

2024-Present

Manifold

Tech Lead

manifold.xyz

2021-2024

Dropbox

Senior Software Engineer

dropbox.com

2019-2021

NerdWallet

Staff Software Engineer

nerdwallet.com

2015 - 2019

Epic Systems

Integration Engineer

epic.com

2012-2014

Projects

Trove

trove.treasure.lol

Next.jsReactTypescriptThe Graphweb3Tailwind

Deximal

web.archive.org

Next.jsReactFirebaseTailwindTypescript

CandidateOne

candidateone.io

GraphQLNext.jsReactPostgreSQLApolloTypescriptCSS Modules

Words

Searching for what’s next in my career

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Searching for what’s next in my career

Talking through my career existential crisis

Oct 6, 2024 3:23 PM

Self ImprovementPersonalSoftware EngineeringEntrepreneurship

Tweets that made me think

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Tweets that made me think

A running list of tweets I like

Oct 3, 2024 7:49 PM

PersonalEntrepreneurshipSoftware EngineeringSelf Improvement

I spent two years rebuilding the relationship to myself

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I spent two years rebuilding the relationship to myself

My journey to self love

Sep 30, 2024 10:21 AM

Self ImprovementPersonalRelationships

Francis’ 2024 Goals

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Francis’ 2024 Goals

Jul 15, 2024 11:50 PM

PersonalSelf Improvement

The Rough Draft

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The Rough Draft

A journal documenting my quest to not be terrible at the game of golf.

Jun 8, 2023 9:02 PM

Golf

Advanced Solidity: Understanding and Optimizing Gas Costs (course notes)

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Advanced Solidity: Understanding and Optimizing Gas Costs (course notes)

Oct 18, 2022 8:12 PM

soliditySoftware Engineering

Francis’ Core Values

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Francis’ Core Values

A living document detailing the version of Francis I aspire to be.

Oct 10, 2022 7:27 PM

PersonalSelf Improvement

Web Font Optimization at NerdWallet

Web Font Optimization at NerdWallet

Oct 4, 2020 12:41 AM

Web PerformanceSoftware Engineering

Viewport and media query based preloading

Viewport and media query based preloading

Oct 4, 2020 12:36 AM

Web PerformanceSoftware Engineering

Local WebPagetest Using Docker

Local WebPagetest Using Docker

Oct 4, 2020 12:34 AM

Web PerformanceSoftware Engineering

Speeding Up NerdWallet 🚗💨

Speeding Up NerdWallet 🚗💨

Oct 4, 2020 12:24 AM

Software EngineeringWeb Performance

A better candidate experience for outbound recruiting

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A better candidate experience for outbound recruiting

Oct 4, 2020 12:15 AM

Product DesignRecruitingIndieHackingEntrepreneurship

Things I'm Reading

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The Pragmatic Programmer

When Coffee & Kale Compete

Don't Make Me Think

Nail it Then Scale It

Shoe Dog

The Courage to Be Disliked

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

The End of Policing

Fooled by Randomness

The Four Agreements

Greenlights

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