Jared Salzano portrait

Hi. I'm a front-end-leaning full-stack developer based in NYC with 8+ years of experience shipping maintainable, high-performance web apps for fast-moving startups, creative agencies, and companies like Apple, OpenAI, and Comcast. I take ownership of projects from planning to deployment, collaborate effectively across teams, and love solving complex technical challenges. Lately, I've been exploring LLMs and emerging AI cloud services.

I'm actively looking for a full-time role at a thoughtful, purpose-driven startup—NYC or remote—as a senior front-end or full-stack developer. I'm also currently taking on select freelance projects, always excited to work with new people on fresh challenges.

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Experience

Huge & Elephant

I've been fortunate to work with sister companies Huge & Elephant Elephant on a variety of contract projects. Each engagement has brought new challenges, creative problem-solving, and the opportunity to collaborate with talented designers, developers, and strategists.

Blackstone

Blackstone

Created an animated banner ad generator and produced ad variants for a high-impact Google Ads campaign.

OpenAI - Interactive Articles

OpenAI - Interactive Articles

Built interactive widgets showcasing DALL-E and GPT-3, published alongside articles on openai.com.

Elephant.is Website

Elephant.is Website

Contributed to Elephant.is, the agency's website.

Comcast (Xfinity, Peacock)

Comcast (Xfinity, Peacock)

Evolved Peacock prototypes in React Native for tvOS, guided by usability testing. Also built an in-store iPad experience deployed to 600+ Xfinity retail locations.

Apple

Apple

Worked on apple.com/tv-pr — found performance bottlenecks, phased out legacy tooling, and collaborated with Apple's CMS team on API design. Also worked on an internal tool, delivering glassmorphism and WebGL shader effects.

Apple

Apple

Worked on apple.com/tv-pr — found performance bottlenecks, phased out legacy tooling, and collaborated with Apple's CMS team on API design. Also worked on an internal tool, delivering glassmorphism and WebGL shader effects.

Apple

Worked on apple.com/tv-pr — found performance bottlenecks, phased out legacy tooling, and collaborated with Apple's CMS team on API design. Also worked on an internal tool, delivering glassmorphism and WebGL shader effects.

Comcast (Xfinity, Peacock)

Comcast (Xfinity, Peacock)

Evolved Peacock prototypes in React Native for tvOS, guided by usability testing. Also built an in-store iPad experience deployed to 600+ Xfinity retail locations.

Comcast (Xfinity, Peacock)

Evolved Peacock prototypes in React Native for tvOS, guided by usability testing. Also built an in-store iPad experience deployed to 600+ Xfinity retail locations.

OpenAI - Interactive Articles

OpenAI - Interactive Articles

Built interactive widgets showcasing DALL-E and GPT-3, published alongside articles on openai.com.

OpenAI - Interactive Articles

Built interactive widgets showcasing DALL-E and GPT-3, published alongside articles on openai.com.

Elephant.is Website

Elephant.is Website

Contributed to Elephant.is, the agency's website.

Elephant.is Website

Contributed to Elephant.is, the agency's website.

Blackstone

Blackstone

Created an animated banner ad generator and produced ad variants for a high-impact Google Ads campaign.

Blackstone

Created an animated banner ad generator and produced ad variants for a high-impact Google Ads campaign.

Direct Client Work

Over the years, I've worked with a range of companies and organizations on projects spanning web development, design systems, and creative technology.

The Luupe - Photography Platform

The Luupe - Photography Platform

Built a full-featured web platform and marketing blog for a global marketplace empowering hundreds of women and non-binary photographers across 50 countries to connect with brands like Sweetgreen, Peloton, and Facebook.

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Thought Catalog Agency - Agency Website

Thought Catalog Agency - Agency Website

Developed a visually compelling agency website featuring unconventional layouts and animated infographics, built with Tailwind CSS to maintain design integrity across all screen sizes.

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Studio Apartment - Design Studio Website

Studio Apartment - Design Studio Website

Built a design studio portfolio website using Jekyll and CSS Grid, generating case studies from Markdown files with responsive image loading for optimal performance.

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Dojobase - Professional Community Platform

Dojobase - Professional Community Platform

A professional community platform where users could create sub-communities specific to their industry, featuring sophisticated user access management, role-based permissions, and a fully-featured, Reddit-like discussion forum.

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Linode - Style Guide Website

Linode - Style Guide Website

Created a style guide website documenting Linode's design system, providing developers and editors with copy-pasteable, zero-dependency code blocks for maintaining consistency across their pages.

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Tolli - Artist Networking App

Tolli - Artist Networking App

Built an artist networking app designed to help creatives connect and collaborate on projects, prioritizing security considerations like content moderation and user privacy.

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Moni Jar - Mobile Savings App

Moni Jar - Mobile Savings App

Led development of a mobile app designed to let people collaboratively save money in a shared virtual savings jar for things like vacations, gifts, and events.

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826CHI - 2016 Annual Report

826CHI - 2016 Annual Report

This 2016 annual report for Chicago nonprofit 826CHI showcases the organization's work supporting students in developing their writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write.

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826CHI - 2017 Annual Report

826CHI - 2017 Annual Report

This 2017 annual report for Chicago nonprofit 826CHI showcases the organization's work supporting students in developing their writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write.

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The Luupe - Photography Platform

The Luupe - Photography Platform

Built a full-featured web platform and marketing blog for a global marketplace empowering hundreds of women and non-binary photographers across 50 countries to connect with brands like Sweetgreen, Peloton, and Facebook.

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The Luupe - Photography Platform

Built a full-featured web platform and marketing blog for a global marketplace empowering hundreds of women and non-binary photographers across 50 countries to connect with brands like Sweetgreen, Peloton, and Facebook.

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Thought Catalog Agency - Agency Website

Thought Catalog Agency - Agency Website

Developed a visually compelling agency website featuring unconventional layouts and animated infographics, built with Tailwind CSS to maintain design integrity across all screen sizes.

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Thought Catalog Agency - Agency Website

Developed a visually compelling agency website featuring unconventional layouts and animated infographics, built with Tailwind CSS to maintain design integrity across all screen sizes.

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Studio Apartment - Design Studio Website

Studio Apartment - Design Studio Website

Built a design studio portfolio website using Jekyll and CSS Grid, generating case studies from Markdown files with responsive image loading for optimal performance.

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Studio Apartment - Design Studio Website

Built a design studio portfolio website using Jekyll and CSS Grid, generating case studies from Markdown files with responsive image loading for optimal performance.

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Dojobase - Professional Community Platform

Dojobase - Professional Community Platform

A professional community platform where users could create sub-communities specific to their industry, featuring sophisticated user access management, role-based permissions, and a fully-featured, Reddit-like discussion forum.

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Dojobase - Professional Community Platform

A professional community platform where users could create sub-communities specific to their industry, featuring sophisticated user access management, role-based permissions, and a fully-featured, Reddit-like discussion forum.

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Linode - Style Guide Website

Linode - Style Guide Website

Created a style guide website documenting Linode's design system, providing developers and editors with copy-pasteable, zero-dependency code blocks for maintaining consistency across their pages.

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Linode - Style Guide Website

Created a style guide website documenting Linode's design system, providing developers and editors with copy-pasteable, zero-dependency code blocks for maintaining consistency across their pages.

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Tolli - Artist Networking App

Tolli - Artist Networking App

Built an artist networking app designed to help creatives connect and collaborate on projects, prioritizing security considerations like content moderation and user privacy.

Read more

Tolli - Artist Networking App

Built an artist networking app designed to help creatives connect and collaborate on projects, prioritizing security considerations like content moderation and user privacy.

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Moni Jar - Mobile Savings App

Moni Jar - Mobile Savings App

Led development of a mobile app designed to let people collaboratively save money in a shared virtual savings jar for things like vacations, gifts, and events.

Read more

Moni Jar - Mobile Savings App

Led development of a mobile app designed to let people collaboratively save money in a shared virtual savings jar for things like vacations, gifts, and events.

Read more

826CHI - 2016 Annual Report

826CHI - 2016 Annual Report

This 2016 annual report for Chicago nonprofit 826CHI showcases the organization's work supporting students in developing their writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write.

Read more

826CHI - 2016 Annual Report

This 2016 annual report for Chicago nonprofit 826CHI showcases the organization's work supporting students in developing their writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write.

Read more

826CHI - 2017 Annual Report

826CHI - 2017 Annual Report

This 2017 annual report for Chicago nonprofit 826CHI showcases the organization's work supporting students in developing their writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write.

Read more

826CHI - 2017 Annual Report

This 2017 annual report for Chicago nonprofit 826CHI showcases the organization's work supporting students in developing their writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write.

Read more

Passion Projects

Kind words from people I've worked with

Jared was a pleasure to work with at our shared time at Elephant Elephant. We worked alongside each other with a wide range of web technologies, including React and React Native. I could count on Jared to raise important UX, engineering and feasibility considerations. Any team would be lucky to have him.

Brittney Kernan

Team Leader & Software Engineer at

Incredibly professional and nice guy to work with. Genuinely went above and beyond the product requirements.

Avi Muchnick

Cofounder of Aviary (acquired by )

Jared has been a great resource for our firm. He promptly executes on updates to our site and is a pleasure to work with.

Susie Baker

Chief Operating Officer at Spear Street Capital

Jared is one of the most creative and determined developers you will ever meet. He brings an all-world mindset to his programming, and is unflappable against challenges and roadblocks as they come up. He is an excellent choice for a development project.

Adam Spunberg

Global Head of Operations, 100+ Accelerator, AB InBev

Jared was an outstanding software engineer on our team—technically sharp, collaborative, and always focused on delivering high-quality solutions. He consistently took initiative to solve complex problems and improve our product experience, often going above and beyond expectations. Any team would be lucky to have Jared's combination of technical excellence and strong communication skills.

David Skara

Product Manager at Elephant

Jared was a smart choice to develop my personal portfolio. He accomplished all the things I was worried wouldn't work and was very patient with all my questions and feedback! He was very responsive and quick with updates. He even met with me in person to show me how to use the custom template he built in WordPress. The project met my vision and I am very happy with it. Thank you!

Denise M.

Graphic design portfolio client

Jared was easy to get a hold of and plan out the project with. He was flexible as we had to change things around mid-project and stuck to timelines and budget.

Zach Holub

Physical therapy website client

Let's work together

I'm actively looking for a full-time role at a thoughtful, purpose-driven startup—NYC or remote—as a senior front-end or full-stack developer. I'm also currently taking on select freelance projects, always excited to work with new people on fresh challenges.

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