# Ephraim G.

> Senior Software Engineer at Ripple

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ephraim

I'm excited about working with all the tech I can find, but I specialize in the JavaScript ecosystem. My core skills include HTML, CSS, React, Angular, Node, and GraphQL. I also have some experience working with SQL and MongoDB.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Ripple
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Full Stack Engineer (personal project) @ Scrabster (project in Angular 6)
Jan 2018 – Present
A full-featured version of the crossword board game!

• Designed and built entire front-end using Angular 6 and and Angular CDK
• Stored games and user data in MongoDB to allow users to continue games
• Provided logins for personalization and data saving via Passport, OAuth2 and Google
• Deployed on AWS with a Node server (with pm2) using EC2 and Route 53
• Game features include tile shuffling and swapping, exchanging for new tiles, automated score keeping (including bonuses and "bingos"), automated enforcement of crossword structure, a sidebar for navigation, settings, and play history, a chat feature in another sidebar, and an administrator view

In production now at http://scrabster.glickdesigns.com
https://github.com/ephraimg/scrabster-v2

### Front End Engineer @ Prosper Marketplace
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California
At Prosper, my main focus was engineering in React and GraphQL.  I previously worked with Angular 4 and Node. Occasionally, I did a bit of AngularJS.
 
• Key contributor to launch of new HELOC product, building out the applicant funnel and the surrounding React codebase
• Spearheaded major new HELOC features post-launch, increasing volume 4x per quarter
• Practiced an agile (scrum) approach to development, working closely with product and design teams
• Improved and maintained codebases for our investor product

### Full Stack Engineer (personal project) @ Scrabster (project in React)
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
An earlier version of Scrabster (no longer in production) with major implementation differences. I created the front-end using React and took a more object-oriented approach.

https://github.com/ephraimg/scrabster

### Lecturer in Philosophy @ University of St Andrews
Jan 2010 – Jan 2017 | United Kingdom
I researched and taught on cutting-edge topics in logic, semantics, philosophy of language, and metaphysics. Accomplishments include:

•  Supervised student project to develop free online software for learning classical logic
•  Redesigned and delivered logic course to groups of ~200 students
•  Supervised two successful PhD students in philosophy of language
•  Published numerous articles in top journals such as Mind and Noûs
•  Presented original work at dozens of venues around the US and Europe

### Lecturer in Philosophy @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Philosophy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Computer Software Engineering
Hack Reactor

### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy
Reed College

### Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ephraimg
- GitHub: https://github.com/ephraimg

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Last updated: 2026-03-31