Darren Newton

VP of Engineering

New York, New York, United States26 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Building next-gen software release tools at Datadog.
Co-organizer of international computer science meetups.
Expertise in multiple programming languages and frameworks.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused software engineer with strong front-end and management skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

JavascriptReact

Other Skills

ReduxGraphQLDjangoProduct DesignSchemeEngineering ManagementInfrastructureWeb DevelopmentReact.jsNode.jsClojureScriptCoffeeScriptUser Interface DesignUser ExperienceGraphic Design

About

Building the next generation of software release tools at Datadog. Co-organizer of Papers We Love, an international series of meetups about computer science research. Parenthesis enthusiast '(Scheme Racket Clojure).

Experience

26 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Datadog

3 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

Team Lead

Sep 2019 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2017 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

The groundwork

Software Engineer

Feb 2015 – Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Led architecture and development of the customer facing application for our PaaS offering. Technologies include:
JavaScript / ES2015 (and select portions of ES7)
React / Redux / Immutable
Webpack / Babel
GraphQL
Django / Django Rest Framework

JavaScriptReactReduxGraphQLDjango

Beatport

Front-End Engineer

Nov 2013 – Feb 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

As a lead front-end engineer at Beatport I planned, designed and built responsive mobile-ready client-side applications for Beatport.com and other SFX properties/platforms. I worked closely with product leads, UI designers and back-end developers to shape the underlying APIs and create sustainable systems for the browser.

Arc90

Front-End Developer

Apr 2012 – Nov 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

As a front-end developer at Arc90 I helped plan, design and build rich client-side applications for our clients. I work closely with product leads and back-end developers to shape the underlying APIs and create sustainable systems for the browser. In addition to front-end work, I also developed tools to speed development and deployment of applications for clients.

Gabardine llc

Associate Director, Creative / Technology

Aug 2008 – Apr 2012 · 3 yrs 8 mos

As Associate Director, Creative / Technology with Gabardine LLC I work directly with clients to help strengthen their brands by producing engaging interactive experiences and mobile applications.
Recent projects include:
Designing, planning and developing an online layout tool for a high performance auto manufacturer which allows other creatives to visualize advertising layouts containing the client's cars.
Developing the corporate identity and online presence for a licensing startup that works with charity organizations. A key component of the project was devising ways to leverage social media platforms such as Facebook into the client’s marketing strategy.
Creating the corporate identity, site architecture and interface design for an online video ad-sales network.