# David Duffy

> Staff Software Engineer at REI

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/davidduffy

After college, my wife and I moved to Wyoming to snowboard. When we returned to Seattle a few years later, I felt like I might have been a step behind from a career perspective. That feeling of "always catching up" has really helped me distinguish myself.

To catch up, I had to focus and produce. By that, I mean more than just throwing on headphones at work. I mean using my focus like a magnifying glass, bringing every bit of energy I have to bear against a target or a goal for days, weeks, or months, until it bends to my will.

Today, I am a frontend developer. My path here led me through myriad disciplines: customer service, web design, and product management. Working with that many different types of people and disciplines has put me in a position to be a dynamic contributor at the frontend position. Exposure to so many areas of the product lifecycle helps me hold conversations, create empathy, and build the bridges required to create great results.

Although I have found success in my work life, at my core I am the same person that moved to Wyoming after college. Some of my deepest-held values spring from the sports and activities that I love. I spend a great deal of time outdoors, and I am passionate about the big issues related to preserving the natural world. I would ultimately like to work in a capacity that contributes to those causes.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ REI
Jan 2022 – Present | Kent, Washington, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ REI
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Frontend Developer @ REI
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Kent, Wa

### Frontend Developer @ CrystalCommerce
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Mountlake Terrace
At CrystalCommerce, I work with designers and product managers to turn ideas into reality on our two living platforms: legacy, and our next generation admin. On our legacy platform, I work with Ruby/Rails and a variety of conventional frontend technologies: HTML, CSS/SASS, and JS/jQuery. In our next generation admin, I turn designs into modular, reusable components that fit into the React/Redux application.

The perspective I have build from working with new technology like React has been invaluable as I work with our more conventional legacy platform. In the attached article, I walk the reader through a variety of significant updates we have made to a key page in our legacy platform.

### Product Manager @ CrystalCommerce
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Mountlake Terrace
PM is an inherently people-focused position. At CC, I help us build products that users absolutely love by starting with a solid understanding of our product vision. I engage the empathetic mind to weave in the voices of the stakeholders, the team members, and user. In the end, my job is to plan, measure, coordinate, and validate development of new and existing products.

### Design Manager @ CrystalCommerce
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Seattle, WA
UI/UX Design, project management, and personnel leadership.

- Launched a new range of website design products targeting an untapped client demographic
- Worked to refactor the website design and build processes
- Conceived department metrics tracking system, developing department goals and KPIs

### Client Experience Representative @ CrystalCommerce
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Seattle, WA
- Introduced and onboarded clients to the complex functionality of our inventory management and 
e-commerce platform.
- Diagnosed and resolved client support cases using established troubleshooting techniques, dynamic 
system knowledge, teamwork, and internal resources.
- Provided exceptional, personal support tailored to each client's specific technical aptitude and needs.
- Managed live client communication via several concurrently active channels: email, chat, and telephone.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in European Studies/Civilization
University of Washington
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009

### Marketing in Web Design
Lake Washington High School
Jan 2002 – Jan 2004


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/daviduffy

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Last updated: 2026-03-22