# Ryan Swei

> Senior Frontend Software Engineer | Ex-Microsoft

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ryanswei

I'm a frontend engineer who loves creative problem solving and design. I'm passionate about creating excellent user interfaces and experiences. I'm looking for an opportunity to use my technical and creative skills to develop truly exceptional human-computer interactions.

## Work Experience
### Senior Frontend Software Engineer @ Novig
Jan 2022 – Present | New York
● Spearheaded frontend development of the Novig sports betting exchange, overseeing its evolution from initial MVP to a fully compliant, robust production app. Orchestrated successful launches on Android and iOS platforms.
● Championed frontend + React Native best practices and cemented knowledge via code style guidelines, linter + formatter configuration, auto-generated GraphQL typing, CI/CD implementation, and conducting rigorous code reviews.
● Orchestrated seamless integrations of diverse software solutions, fortifying app functionality and ensuring alignment with regulatory standards. Implemented vital features such as authentication, push notifications, deep + universal linking, attribution tracking, geolocation services, user analytics, and payment processing.
● Directed a team of 2 contractors to maximize MVP development velocity.
● Optimized the app's performance with advanced state management techniques and debugging tools, leading to a 60x reduction in re-render time in the most critical components.

### Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Greater Seattle Area
● Led technical development of a UI on the Microsoft Admin Portal that simplified the consumer experience for managing M365 products. These improvements directly led to a reduction of incident and support costs of over $250,000 for the 2020 fiscal year.
● Architected and launched a UX allowing for efficient testing of API dependencies. The UX is estimated to save more than 2000 hours of developer time per year as compared to manual testing.
● Took over ownership and maintenance of an internal UI that enabled organization-wide (50+ people) efficient handling of critical incidents and service health.
● Took over the role of Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all Frontend projects on the team (10+ people). Responsibilities included knowledge transfers of best practices for React and TypeScript development and consultation on technical architecture of new UI features/projects.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Relativity
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Chicago Area
• Collaborated with UX, Product, and Engineering team members to redesign a core user feature: the document coding pane.
• Owned all development efforts and new feature implementation of the redesign resulting in 300 fewer clicks per workspace.
• Built UI tests with Selenium for high traffic C.R.U.D. features of the application, dramatically increasing test coverage in the continuous integration pipeline.

### Software Engineer Intern @ XPO Logistics, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Chicago Area
• Rapidly prototyped proof-of-concept business communication applications, leading to potential savings of $2 million per year.
• Integrated numerous API, PaaS and database products, such as Twilio, Dialogflow, Google Cloud Storage, Google Text-to-Speech,  Heroku, and MongoDB into dynamically changing web-based Python applications.
• Enhanced the brokerage department by automating high time-cost tasks, reducing manual labor by 500 hours per year.

### Technical Software Development Intern @ Northrop Grumman
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Rolling Meadows, IL
•	Developed and coded software tools in conjunction with other team members which improved the efficiency and capability of the logistics department
•	Optimized existing data reports for both internal and external presentations using Microsoft Excel and VBA enabling team members to present more effectively
•	Used T-SQL to streamline existing queries to the database, increasing responsiveness and effectiveness of the database
•	Saved the logistics department over 1000 man-hours per year through tool creation and improvement

### Clinician @ Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Darien, Connecticut
•	Tutored lower middle and high school students, including those with dyslexia, autism, and general learning disabilities, in reading comprehension and critical thinking skills which greatly enhanced their ability to function effectively in school
•	Assisted administrative staff in general organization of the facility, which helped day to day operations run smoothly


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Northwestern University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Southern Utah University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-20