Dane Maison

Dane Maison

Software Engineer 💻 Hobby Collector 🧠 Photographer 📸 Cat Dad 😻 Passionate Creative 🎨

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About

I'm currently a Senior Software Engineer at Wildfire Systems, where I build products for partners like Citi, RBC, HP, and Acorns. I love finding better ways for teams to ship great things together, whether that's shaping technical decisions, integrating AI workflows, or just removing friction from the process!

I love thinking about tradeoffs, business goals, and what makes something actually worth building. Before landing in Fintech with Wildfire, I worked in IoT, SaaS, agency, and consulting. I am a lifelong learner, and I'm grateful for all the learning opportunities I've had in this career so far.

Outside of work I'm usually working on a new side project, chasing some hobby, behind a camera, playing music, or hanging out with my girlfriend and my cat!


Experience

Wildfire Systems

Oct 2023 – Present
Senior Software Engineer

Leading development on a white-label loyalty platform at a Series B fintech startup. Delivered cashback extensions for Citi, RBC, HP, and Acorns serving 2M+ users and driving $10M+ in annualized revenue. Re-architected the delivery pipeline to cut ship times by 90% and built a DSL-driven extension system that ships behavior changes without releases.

Altair Engineering

Feb 2021 – Oct 2023
Software Engineer

Sole architect of a TypeScript/React IoT building controls app. Built an interactive floorplan system with real-time sensor visualization using Google Maps API, migrated a React Native app to a new platform, and wrote the Python/Lambda API powering both clients.

Member Splash

Apr 2020 – Feb 2021
Software Engineer

Full-stack SaaS work on a sport club management platform processing millions of weekly transactions. Built and shipped a COVID-19 reservations product in under a month.

Shift Agency

Nov 2019 – Apr 2020
Junior Software Engineer

Built websites, services, and apps for Fortune 500 clients. Modernized legacy CakePHP, WordPress, and Shopify codebases.

Independent Consultant

Nov 2018 – Apr 2020
Web Developer

Freelance web development. Built apps with React, Python, Next.js, and GraphQL. Managed client relationships end to end.


Skills

Languages
TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQLHTMLCSS
Frameworks
ReactReact NativeVueNodeExpressFlaskDjango
Tools & Infra
GitWebpackPlaywrightREST APIsLinearGitHub ActionsChrome Extensions
Design & AI
Claude CodeCursorChatGPTFigma

Education

2019
2016 – 2019