John Nguyen

Software Engineer, Growth @ BoomPop

Senior Software Engineer with ~10 years of experience in product development, growth engineering, and A/B testing. Specialized in full-stack web development, experimentation, and conversational UI. Currently focused on growth at BoomPop.

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Skills

ProficientWorkingFamiliar

languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonC#Kotlin

frontend

ReactNext.jsTailwind CSSTanStack QueryReact NativeAndroidThree.js

backend

Node.jsPostgreSQLRedisGraphQLREST APIs

growth

AnalyticsA/B TestingFeature FlagsExperimentation

cloud & infrastructure

AWSVercelCloudflareEdge ComputingLambda@EdgeFirebase

tools

GitNotionSlackLinear

creative

FigmaAdobe SuiteDAWBlender

soft skills

Team ManagementProject Management

Highlights

  • 10+ Years of Tech, Design, & Product Experience
  • 5 Hackathon Awards Won
  • $3M+ ARR Generated
  • 5 cats rescued in 2025

Experience

Software Engineer, Growth

Dec 2025 - Present
@ BoomPop

Building growth-focused features and infrastructure. Optimizing product analytics and onboarding systems for user acquisition and retention.

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsAnalyticsGrowth Engineering

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2022 - Jun 2023
@ Optimizely

Co-led JavaScript OSS team, maintaining and implementing new features for key experimentation SDKs with 200k+ weekly downloads on npm. Co-led development of core SDK extensions including edge computing adapters for Vercel, Cloudflare, Akamai, and AWS Lambda@Edge and major integration of ODP acquisition.

TypeScriptJavaScriptSDK ArchitectureA/B TestingEdge Computing

Senior Web Developer & Android Engineer

Jul 2017 - Sep 2021
@ ReachMobi

Led mobile web and native application development for several product lines including Coupon and Weather. Designed and instrumented hundreds of micro experiments leading to up to 3x lifts in OPR, CVR, and LTV. Conceptualized, designed, and developed new $3M ARR conversational web product line.

JavaScriptAndroidA/B TestingNode.jsMobile Development

Founder, Front End Lead

Jan 2015 - Present
@ CrystalFruit

Founded web and mobile design agency servicing dozens of clients internationally. Led teams of creatives and engineers to create, transform, and maintain websites, apps, and graphics.

ReactNext.jsFigmaTeam LeadershipProject Management

Software Engineer, C2C

2016
@ Vanguard

Internship under CTO, primarily R&D around AWS, Node.js, and Apple TV development in Swift.

AWSNode.jsApple TVR&D

Education

B.S. Computer Science

2013 - 2017

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Active in student organizations: CoDesigners (creative tech club), B-boys (dance crew), Guitar club, TUDev (developer community), Owl to Owl (mentorship program).

Featured Work

data

Email Heat Mapping

Added coordinate grids to email templates to visualize click heatmaps, discovering patterns in CTA positioning that correlated with SERP/landing page performance.

70% higher CVRPattern discoveryData-driven design
Email AnalyticsHeatmapsA/B TestingUX Research
psychology

Mystery Box Gamification

Reframed partner offers as secret daily mystery gifts with multi-tap spinners and mystery boxes, dramatically increasing user engagement through psychological gamification.

300% higher OPR30% higher LTVViral engagement
GamificationUI/UX DesignA/B TestingPsychology
personalization

Coupon Chatbot Product Line

Created end-to-end coupon chatbot product from design and development to marketing and data analysis, launching a successful new revenue stream.

$3M ARR7-figure revenueNew product vertical
ChatbotsConversational UINode.jsFacebook Messenger

Side Projects & Volunteer Work

ArtShield.io

Volunteer Frontend Lead

Jan 2023 - Apr 2024

Tools to help human artists watermark their art and scan LLM data sources to discover if their art has been scraped.

ReactTypeScriptImage ProcessingAI/ML
Cara.app

Volunteer Engineering Manager

May - Aug 2024

Social media app for human artists similar to Instagram. Went viral with 1M+ users and the infamous $90k Vercel bill.

React NativeTypeScriptMobileLeadership

Foundera.us

Contract Web Designer

2023

Makeup matching app that helps users match their skin tone with thousands of foundations, concealers, primers, and more.

ReactDesignUI/UXColor Matching
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