RÉSUMÉ / ANDREW BYRD

Engineer. Builder.
Problem solver.

Senior frontend engineer in Raleigh, NC. I build clear interfaces and reliable integrations for complex products. My work spans frontend architecture and practical AI engineering: using coding agents, managing context, and taking changes through review and validation.

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Experience

Pendo.io

Sep 2021 — Present

Senior Frontend Engineer

  • Use AI agents across planning, implementation, review, and validation; led an engineering session sharing practical agent workflows and Codex harness capabilities.
  • Work with managed agents for engineering triage and context handoffs, with human review of findings and generated changes.
  • Contribute to AI engineering hiring assessments, including leading a practical interview through exploration, implementation, code review, and testing.
  • Built frontend experiences for Pendo Data Sync, including its direct connection to Snowflake, as the integration team’s sole frontend engineer.
  • Drove the Tray integration migration and deployment work for Pendo Japan and extended the release process to include the region.
  • Diagnosed and fixed HubSpot integration behavior that consumed excess integration tasks, improving reliability and efficiency.
  • Earlier work on Frontend Foundations focused on frontend infrastructure, performance, and architecture.

PayScale

Jan 2019 — Sep 2021

Senior Software Engineer

Worked across product frontend teams and the Front-End Guild. Contributed to product frontend work and engineering practices across teams.

Dude Solutions

Nov 2016 — Dec 2018

Senior Software Engineer III

Built Dude Intelligence, a business intelligence product with KPIs, reporting, and an operations dashboard on an end-to-end product team.

Citrix

Aug 2013 — Nov 2016

Software Engineer 2

Developed ShareFile platform business services, including billing, sales tax, and enterprise integrations.

Blackboard Connect

Jul 2009 — 2013

Data Integration Analyst → Production Support Engineer

Started in data integration and moved into production support, building a practical foundation in systems, customers, and operations.

Focus

  • Frontend engineering
  • TypeScript & JavaScript
  • React & Vue
  • Accessibility
  • Web performance
  • Design systems
  • Product analytics
  • Integrations
  • Testing
  • Claude Code, Codex & Cursor
  • Agent skills & harnesses
  • Context management
  • Managed agent workflows

Education

North Carolina State University

B.S. Computer Science · 2009

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