Brian Ferus

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Brian Ferus

Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing scalable applications, delivering exceptional user experiences, developing high-performance APIs, and leading architectural and design initiatives. Passionate about continuous learning, staying current with modern technologies, and consistently delivering high-quality, innovative solutions.

💻 9+ years building production applications
🚀 Led UI engineering for both consumer and even medical-grade web apps
🎯 Expert in React, TypeScript, Node.js & GraphQL
🌟 Scaled apps to thousands of users and beyond
😄 Passionate about exceptional UX
💪 Always learning and growing tech skills

Experience

My journey in tech

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Software Engineer III

September 2024 - Present

Verily (Alphabet)📍 San Bruno, CA

Led UI engineering for greenfield medical-grade web app enabling diabetic retinopathy imaging. Built Android prototype with React Native and micro frontends. Redesigned production camera apps, reducing bugs by 60%+. Engineered health platform with AI features and secure third-party integrations.

ReactTypeScriptgRPCC++KotlinReact NativeGCPProtobuf
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Senior Software Engineer

August 2019 - September 2024

Target Corporation📍 Minneapolis, MN

Delivered high-impact TypeScript/React components in 12k-commit enterprise codebase serving 30+ business categories. Implemented Node GraphQL aggregation layer powering 100+ data types. Expanded automated testing, boosting coverage 200% and reducing defects 20%. Designed CI/CD and debugging tools resolving 400+ production issues.

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsGraphQLReduxCypressJestPostgreSQLMongoDB
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Full Stack Software Engineer

June 2017 - August 2019

Target Corporation📍 Minneapolis, MN

Built file-transporter service supporting 7,000+ daily users. Co-founded React component library adopted across 100+ internal apps. Migrated legacy codebase to Apollo GraphQL and React, reducing code size 25%. Developed backend APIs with Java/Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch.

ReactJavaSpring BootApollo GraphQLPostgreSQLMongoDBElasticsearchAG Grid
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Bachelor's in Computer Science

September 2013 - May 2017

Michigan Technological University📍 Houghton, MI

Studied computer science fundamentals, algorithms, data structures, and software engineering principles. Built strong foundation in programming and problem-solving.

Skills & Technologies

Here are the technologies and tools I work with

React.js

React.js

TypeScript

TypeScript

JavaScript

JavaScript

Redux.js

Redux.js

Next.js

Next.js

GraphQL

GraphQL

HTML5/CSS3

HTML5/CSS3

Jest & Cypress

Jest & Cypress

Sass

Sass

Vite & NX

Vite & NX

Micro Frontends

Micro Frontends

AG Grid

AG Grid

My Projects

Personal Portfolio
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Personal Portfolio

Modern portfolio website built with Next.js, React, and Three.js featuring 3D animations, multi-theme support, and responsive design showcasing my professional experience and projects

Medical Imaging Platform
TypeScript

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Medical Imaging Platform

Greenfield medical-grade web application for diabetic retinopathy camera with bi-directional gRPC streaming, complex capture flows, and real-time device control used in clinical studies

Enterprise GraphQL API
TypeScript

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Enterprise GraphQL API

Node GraphQL aggregation layer powering 100+ Redux-managed data types across enterprise platform, replacing hundreds of bespoke microservice endpoints and improving API consistency

React Component Library
TypeScript

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React Component Library

Enterprise React component library adopted as standard across 100+ internal applications, unifying user experience and reducing duplicate development by 80% with Storybook documentation

File Management Service
JavaScript

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File Management Service

Enterprise file-transporter service supporting 7,000+ daily users with millions of monthly operations, featuring upload/download infrastructure, versioning, and audit trails

Health Platform with AI
TypeScript

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Health Platform with AI

Cutting-edge health platform application syncing patient health data and supporting AI features including calorie estimates and chat assistants with secure third-party integrations

Let's Connect!

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities.

📍San Bruno, CA (But open to relocating)

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