Brian MerrimanTanji Systems

senior frontend engineer · complex-data applications · new york, ny · · github · full résumé

Open to full-time roles — senior frontend engineer / frontend software engineer · complex-data applications · NYC on-site, hybrid, or remote · available now · · résumé PDF · DOCX

Now building
Ingrid
local-first hierarchical grid application · production sync and billing
Just shipped
Showdown Elo
MLB player Elo · 8M+ pitches · nightly
Experience
JPMorgan Chase
lead software engineer

Selected work

Ingrid

Personal software project2026
  • Built a local-first hierarchical grid application with client-side persistence, production cloud synchronization, and subscription billing

Showdown Elo

Personal software project2026
  • Built an automated nightly MLB ratings and data-visualization publication from 8M+ Statcast pitches; benchmarked the models against betting markets and published the negative result

Experience

JPMorgan Chase

Lead Software Engineer (Vice President)New York · Feb 2025 – May 2026
Software Engineer III (Associate)Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
  • Built a multi-grid analytics workspace for users to explore, join, pivot, and retrieve large server-held datasets
  • Virtualized rendering with visible-window data fetching over WebSockets, client-side caching, and state management
  • Primary frontend engineer during the application’s first year
  • Evaluated LLM workflows; created reusable project guidance and UI component constraints for AI-generated code

OKG Tech

Software EngineerNew York · Mar 2022 – Dec 2022
  • Primary implementation engineer on an updated bus-ticketing system (React, Node.js) — four-person team
  • Developed scheduling, vaccination, appointment reminder, and clinical workflow features integrated with eClinicalWorks and existing operational systems

Yunshang Tea

Co-FounderZhejiang, China · Sep 2015 – Nov 2021
  • Managed retail and wholesale operations for a specialty tea business
  • Built database workflows for inventory, sales, and business operations

Skills

Programming
JavaScript (ES6+), SQL, HTML5, CSS3
Frontend
React, vanilla JavaScript, data visualization, frontend architecture, virtualized rendering, web performance optimization, state management, client-side caching
Data & Backend
Node.js, SQLite, IndexedDB, Dexie, REST API integration, WebSockets, local-first synchronization, data modeling
Engineering
Git, deployment

Education

Manhattan College

BA, Computer ScienceBronx, NY
  • magna cum laude · Phi Beta Kappa