ericb

Senior Software/Dev Rel Engineer

I am a Developer Advocate who loves building communities, streaming, and creating software with great user experiences. I have worked in technology, real estate, energy, and automotive as both a software engineer and developer advocate. Since 2015, I have focused on full-time engineering and advocacy roles, with experience in React, Web3, JavaScript, and TypeScript. I enjoy helping people in technology, streaming, and music, and I share my writing and speaking work on my blog.


Experience: 11 years

Yearly salary: $190,000

Hourly rate: $0

Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States

Residency: 🇺🇸 United States


Experience

Sr Software Engineer I
Consensys
2024 - 2025
Support the MetaMask Smart Transactions team with frontend dev. Build out new frontend features and UI at direction of UX team and product. Maintain existing features and solve bugs within the Transactions and Confirmations related code.
MetaMask DevRel Manager
Consensys
2022 - 2024
Support the Metamask SDK and MetaMask API teams through docs and tutorials mostly focusing on JavaScript, TypeScript and React. Work with the wider DevRel and events team to assist devs at hackathons with all Consensys products (MetaMask, Infura, Linea). Manage a team of contractors that build use cases and content for MetaMask, Linea.
Senior Developer Advocate
Couchbase
2019 - 2021
Support Node.js SDK through docs and Open Source. Build Demos and presentations around Fullstack JS using Couchbase. Manage open source ODM project (Ottoman JS) for our Node.js SDK. Find and fix gaps in docs and how we serve the Node/JS ecosystem. Understand what developers are looking for in a NoSQL database. Blog posts focused on getting started with Fullstack JS and Couchbase.
Developer Advocate
Progress
2018 - 2019
Modern Front-End/JavaScript (React/Redux/Hooks). Build demo apps for meetups and conference talks (React/Hooks). Build demos with KendoReact for meetups and conference talks. Responsive Design (HTML/CSS/JavaScript).
Software Engineer
Tesla
2017 - 2018
Modern Front-End/JavaScript Engineer (TypeScript/Angular/Ngrx). Built demo apps for meetups (Angular/React/Redux). API Design in C# (ASP.Net Core). Responsive Design (HTML5/CSS). Graphic Design (Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator).
Web Applications Engineer
SolarCity
2015 - 2017
Modern Front-End/JavaScript Engineer (Angular/TypeScript). API Design in C# (ASP.Net). Responsive Design (HTML5/CSS). Graphic Design (Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator). Lead UI development and maintainer of their Rate Plan Management tool.
Web Applications Engineer
PSAV
2014 - 2015
Modern Front-End/JavaScript Engineer (Angular/TypeScript). API Design in C# (ASP.Net). Contracted by Creative Services to create a web accessible library of computer renderings of event layout and design.
Web Applications Engineer
FIRST Institute
2014 - 2014
Accredited course Design (Web, Print, Graphics and Programming). Create teachable content, assignments, tests, lessons (Writing). Graphic design (Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator).
JavaScript Developer
Bleeding Edge Networks
2014 - 2014
Worked on NodeJS app debugging and writing new features for a hotel landing page and local search engine. Produced responsive HTML templates enabling us to give each customer a custom designed landing page.

Skills

ethereum
nosql
solidity
sql
typescript
full-stack
english