Dalton Craven
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Crafting human-centered software solutions to develop a web that's inclusive, accessible, and open to all.
About
I believe that coding is about creating meaningful experiences that empower people — regardless of how they communicate or where they come from. I've developed with a wide-ranging toolkit (TypeScript, React, Python, and more) but my core focus remains the same: building products that don't exclude users due to language or ability.
That's why I'm drawn to localization and accessibility — two areas where small changes can have an enormous impact. Influenced by my background in English, French, and American Sign Language, I'm convinced that a truly equitable internet must speak the user's language in every sense. By pushing for accessible standards and “de-Englishing” the web, I hope to help shape a future where technology actually reflects the diversity of its users.
Experience
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Lead Frontend Engineer @ Qantev
November 2024 – Present | Paris, France
- Leading a greenfield project from architecture to implementation using TypeScript, Next.js, Zod, and Prisma
- Designing OAuth flows, roles, and RBAC to ensure data security in a multi-tenancy architecture
- Leveraging React Server Components to reduce complexity by replacing the API layer
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Software Engineer @ Qantev
June 2023 – November 2024 | Paris, France
- Built core features for a production application, integrating a React front with a Django API server
- Modernized key parts of a legacy codebase by removing obsolete modules, reducing technical debt
- Proactively addressed developer experience issues such as build times, leading to an 8x speed increase
- Worked in an Agile environment, delivering features iteratively and collaborating with product/design teams
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Frontend Developer @ Qantev
May 2022 – August 2022 | Paris, France
- Rewrote approximately 45% of the code from JavaScript to TypeScript to catch bugs early and improve maintainability
- Simplified API calls by replacing custom utilities with TanStack Query
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Software Engineering Intern @ Qantev
June 2021 – September 2021 | Paris, France
- Integrated into the French work culture within a seed-round startup
- Refactored existing code to meet elevated code safety standards and executed a rigorous QA session
- Developed a full-stack module to empower sales demos
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Software Development Intern @ Cloverleaf
May 2020 – August 2020 | Covington, KY, USA
- Worked as part of an agile development team to create new functionality for a production application
- Followed company procedures on feature contribution, legacy code refactoring, and documentation
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UNIX Teaching Assistant @ University of South Carolina
December 2019 – May 2020 | Columbia, SC, USA
- Instructed students on the fundamentals of Linux and UNIX, Bash scripting, and terminal commands
- Led 8 sections of lab (Monday–Thursday, 2 times per day), with a total reach of 250 students
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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science @ University of South Carolina
August 2019 – May 2023 | Columbia, SC, USA
- South Carolina Honors College
- Cumulative GPA: 3.95 | President's List (Eight Semesters)
- McNair Scholar, University Top Scholars Program
- Provost Scholar, National Merit Scholarship Program
Skills & Expertise
My Favorites
- TypeScript
- React
- Tailwind
- React Query
- Next.js (app + pages)
Code
- tRPC
- GraphQL
- Django
- SQL
- Starlette
Tooling
- Git & GitHub
- CircleCI
- AWS
- Docker
- Linux