Danny Paton
Danny Paton

About

I’m Danny, a senior software engineer in Canada with over nine years of turning ideas into working software. I build AI products, interactive experiences and the systems behind them.

Outside client work, I build browser games and tools for collectors. I like taking a “what if?” far enough that you can actually click it, play it or put it to use.

Experience

2026

Next League

Senior Front End Developer

  • Develop shared NASCAR platform components for live team sites including Hyak Motorsports, 23XI Racing and Trackhouse, spanning schedules, results and series selection.
  • Built the History of Team USA frontend: an interactive timeline, globe and historical exhibits, with responsive navigation, accessibility and analytics.
  • Built Heisman Hopefuls season-aware pages, searchable player tables, editorial tools and ballot integration, with consent-aware analytics and end-to-end checks.
  • Manage two junior developers, plan sprint requirements and develop reusable AI coding and review workflows.
  • Built Proof, an activation studio with published fan experiences and sponsor reports, and Crosscheck, an AI copy-review tool that checks event facts against source quotes.

2025-2026

Outside The Box

Senior Front End Developer

  • Led frontend development across Next.js, React and headless WordPress products, including custom ACF integrations, for Boulevard and 7shifts.
  • Owned a self-serve golf-booking journey integrating Helcim payments, API-driven scheduling and Vercel Analytics.

2025

BAM Digital

Front End Developer

  • Built an OpenAI-powered assistant for searching and summarizing Monday.com data, and automated workflows with n8n.
  • Delivered interactive web experiences using React, Next.js, Electron and Three.js, including The Beachlands.

2023-2025

The Thread / Shine PR

Engineering Manager

  • Led delivery of a talent-management SaaS platform with Next.js, Tailwind and SQL; owned frontend architecture, planning and code reviews.
  • Integrated scheduling APIs and a GPT-based support assistant.

Earlier

  1. HFC Inc.Lead Full-Stack Developer2021-2023
  2. Jam3 / now MonksSenior Front End Developer2019-2021
  3. Meta / FacebookContingent Engineer2019-2021
  4. Klick HealthFront End Developer2016-2017

Skills

How I work with AI
Product engineering
TypeScript, React, Next.js, Astro, Node.js, REST APIs, SQL/PostgreSQL, Convex
Applied AI
OpenAI API, structured extraction, vision workflows, n8n, agent instructions and review workflows
Interactive development
Three.js, WebGL, WebSockets, responsive interfaces, accessibility, browser testing
Engineering workflow
Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, reusable agent guidance, code review, technical mentoring
See the workSelected projects