Ryan Valentin is a San Francisco-based software engineer with 13 years of experience building web and XR tooling, blending engineering with design and media arts. He has led UX-focused engineering at Indeed, serving as Lead UX Developer and later Principal Software Engineer, after progressing from Design Technologist roles to drive user-centered engineering across web and immersive experiences. His career began in game and multimedia production, with roles at Disqus and EA as a QA tester and software engineer, and earlier as a 3D artist, giving him a rare cross-disciplinary perspective on product, graphics, and user interaction. He holds a BA in Broadcasting/Telecom/Mass Media from Temple University and a degree in Animation/VFX from the Academy of Art University, underscoring his creative-technical blend. Based in the Bay Area, he consistently ships UX tooling that bridges design, front-end engineering, and developer experience. A collaborative, hands-on engineer, he brings breadth across the stack with a keen eye for scalable, user-centric solutions.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Broadcasting/Telecom/Mass Media, BA, Broadcasting/Telecom/Mass Media at Temple University
Animation/VFX, Animation/VFX at Academy of Art University
Contributions:58 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 4 years 5 months
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