# Dillon Easter > Senior Software Development Engineer at Discuss.io Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/dilloneaster As someone who's pathway into web development was very non-linear, I bring a unique perspective to the table. Studying to become a biological researcher and then moving into a communications and graphic design role helped me realize that I am a creator--leveraging analytical and creative skillsets to create things I'm proud of--but also that I'm a people-person--understanding how to strengthen the bonds of the people I worked with in order to help people to reach their goals. Helping people reach their full potential lights my fire as much a creating does. Aside from what my career-pathway illustrates, I'm a highly driven people-person with an attention to detail that primes me for any industry or business venture where my unique perspective is in demand. I'm always looking for opportunities to grow, create, and situations that put me outside of my comfort zone. I love to be able to work on projects that make a positive social impact and my life-long goal is to be able to help people understand the connections that we all share in order to build a world for the next generation that thrives off of respect for the natural world and community. Currently I'm open to roles with more of a front-end or full-stack focus. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Development Engineer @ Discuss Jan 2023 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States ### Software Development Engineer @ Discuss Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States ### Software Development Engineer @ Napster (Rhapsody International) Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States ### Jr. Software Development Engineer @ Napster (Rhapsody International) Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Seattle Area As a Jr. Software Development Engineer at Napster, I have the privilege to work across the stack in managing/maintaining the composition API layer that our clients depend on. From building, maintaining, and monitoring client-facing APIs around legacy systems to building dynamic, front-end React applications that consume them, I've had the opportunity to grow very quickly--developing on a multitude of skills. ### Full Stack Developer @ OneArc Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area OneArc empowers users and communities to prepare and recover in natural disaster by connecting users with nearby neighbors to keep each other safe during a disaster as well as exchange resources. My role is to assist in developing the structure of our product on the front-end and back-end. ### Web Development Student @ Galvanize Inc Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area This 24 week immersive, full-stack web development program has been pivotal for building my coding skills while also expanding my understanding of what web development is. Major Projects Hermit: A React Native app that compiles local hiking trail data and uses Google Trends API to generate predictions of how much traffic each trail will get on a particular day. Stay in-the-know about local hikes (and when NOT to go), find new adventures, and share your experience with other users. https://github.com/easterjd/hermit-frontend Gro.City: The purpose of Gro.City is to bridge the gap between the rich scientific plant information available on the web, and the people who are most likely to be searching for plants; trendy urbanites looking to grow a plant in the city. https://github.com/easterjd/gro-city-frontend ### Client Relations & Communications Manager @ University of Washington Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area At the UW Career Center, we focused on helping students and alumni connect their academic accomplishments with a variety of employers to support the goals of each individual. As the Client Relations & Communications Manager, my role was to work with students and other stakeholders to ensure the most quality experience of our main office as well as with our online communications. I built and managed a weekly career newsletter going out to 30,000+ students using HTML and utilized an automation platform to discover insights about how individuals interact with it. I also relished the opportunity to create over 200 quality print and digital graphics that adhere to the UW's branding standards to disperse over social media, newsletters, and across campus. As for our in-office communications, I helped train and manage 5 student employees annually to provide customer service. ### Community Engagement Research Assistant @ University of Washington Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 The research my team put into this project was used to create a campus-wide database of community engagement that links the amazing work various UW departments do with local schools, non-profits, and other organizations that benefit the community. My role was to manage data entry and data-coding of over 30,000 data points as well as try to optimize that process and store the data efficiently. ### Koru@REI Participant @ Koru, Inc Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 Koru is an intensive career bootcamp that prepares student and recent graduates to make a strong and meaningful impact on any job they wish to take on after they graduate. The program gave me the skills and experiences to be confident pursuing the careers that will allow me to use my strengths and grow as a person. This cohort worked with REI to give them insight into a future business venture. ### Theatre Technician @ Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 The Ethnic Cultural Center works to empower students of color at the University of Washington by proving them with as many resources to improve their education as possible. Working as a theater technician, I got to work with student groups to manage cultural performances and give them the ability to express their culture through performance. From 3 hour performances to 12 hour events, working in a theater taught how to adapt to a constantly changing, fast-paced environment as well as work with people from all backgrounds. ### Canopy Dynamics Lab Field Technician @ University of Washington Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Seattle, WA Worked with a team of three people in the wilderness of the Olympic Peninsula for three months to collect light/plant data & create a usable dataset for our stakeholders. By September, we managed to collect about 1000 dynamic light data points with our sensory equipment and counted over 16,000 plants of 30 different species. Our team always had to work on our toes to adapt to working outdoors, but we had a fun time doing it. ## Education ### Certificate in Web Development Galvanize Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 ### Biology; Evolution in Ecology, Conservation, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Washington Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/johndilloneaster - Website: https://johndilloneaster.surge.sh --- Source: https://flows.cv/dilloneaster JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dilloneaster/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22