Daniel Acquesta

Daniel Acquesta

Daniel Acquesta

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer @ MNTN | ex-Action Network (Series A to Acquisition)

Frontend-focused full stack engineer with 7 years of professional experience building scalable, user-facing products with React and TypeScript. I’ve shipped features across the stack, but I thrive when I’m creating clean, performant UIs that connect with users and drive engagement.

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Experience

2025 — NowMNTNSenior Full Stack Software Engineer

2025 — Now

San Diego, California, United States

2024 — 2024Action Network - A part of Better CollectiveSenior Software Engineer - Full Stack

2024 — 2024

Wrote 20+ backend API routes, from Redis cache reads to AWS SNS notifications

Created AI-powered game preview article generator to scale SEO content

Led frontend migration from JavaScript/Flow to TypeScript

Developed smart scoreboard search using 500+ weekly user queries

Unified bet-naming logic across platforms, including 100+ Jest tests

Built “Find a Bet” module, now a top 5 most-clicked feature site-wide

2021 — 2024Action Network - A part of Better CollectiveSoftware Engineer 2

2021 — 2024

Collaborated on an integration with DraftKings, boosting affiliate revenue 15%

Led site-wide CMS migration to ButterCMS with docs adopted by 3 teams

Added NASCAR odds and real-time content for all 36 races per season

Mentored 4 junior developers through onboarding and growth

2018 — 2021Action Network - A part of Better CollectiveSoftware Engineer 1

2018 — 2021

Joined as 8th employee; helped scale product from Series A through acquisition

Built #1-ranked odds calculator; still top Google result

Launched high-traffic odds widgets for Fansided, SBNation, and Chicago Tribune

Added and maintained Cypress test suite to support product stability

2018 — 2018TAYGO Inc.Software Development Intern

2018 — 2018

San Carlos, CA

Full-stack intern for a dynamic content-marketing start-up

Wrote a program which simplified manual testing for protected routes

Utilized previous experience to assist in Taygo's entrance into real estate sector and facilitated introduction to initial clients

Education

2017 — 2017

Thinkful

Computer Science

2017 — 2017

2010 — 2014

UCLA

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

2010 — 2014