Jordan Cutler

Staff Software Engineer @ Pinterest | Author of High Growth Engineer Newsletter | Course Instructor

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

About

--All posts and content shared are my own opinion and do not reflect any stances from my employer-- I help engineers with... Skills before the job: - Land a job offer - Get an intern return offer - Negotiate a higher salary - Have a resume that stands out Skills during the job: - Resolve conflicts with coworkers - Have a better relationship with your manager - Become someone your team members love working with - Get promoted faster I do this through coaching and a newsletter released on Sundays that provides real-world, actionable tips you can start using that Monday. Check out my High Growth Engineer Newsletter to learn and grow with 90k+ engineers and leaders! http://read.highgrowthengineer.com/

Experience

  • Pinterest ()
    • Staff Software Engineer, Web Platform
      Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

      Architected Web DevEx measurement framework with automated reporting for 220+ engineers, and creating the operational model adopted by API Platform. This model saved 20,000+ developer hours annually. Lead a team of engineers shipping a yarn v1 -> pnpm migration, making CI runs 20% faster by improving dependency install times by ~75% locally and in CI. Lead strategy for Web AI usage, CI pipeline latency and SR, dependency management, and local developer flows. Hosted company-wide AI demo for 450+ attendees, and defined standards adopted across repositories.

    • Senior Software Engineer, Web Platform
      Apr 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Led engineering for our Desktop Web Navigation experience which hadn't been updated in over 5 years. Delivered months ahead of schedule. Accelerated GraphQL build steps by 85% (27 min → 4 min) and cut deploy time by 40 minutes through cross-team investigation. Drove performance audit and advised 3 teams on improvements which led to 35%+ speed improvements. Reduced CI pipeline errors by >70% through pre-commit tooling, saving $1.8M in engineering time annually. Built testing infrastructure preventing 4M+ daily client errors. Reduced test boilerplate by 35% (5,000+ instances) during hackathon, simplifying testing workflows for 220+ engineers. Spoke at Infoshare 2025 to 700+ attendees (4.8/5 rating) while mentoring 5+ engineers through formal programs.

  • Course Instructor at Maven
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Teaching a highly-rated, 4.8/5 star, cohort-based course for high-growth engineers: "Mid-level to Senior for high-growth engineers". Sign up here: https://maven.com/jordan-cutler/mid-level-to-senior

  • Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Foundations) at Qualified
    Aug 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

    - Lead cross-functional & org-wide features - Mentor & coach engineers for growth - Oversee and provide technical guidance on new frontend features - Build performant, accessible, and composable UI abstractions used by all engineers

  • Gusto ()
    • Senior Software Engineer (Design Systems)
      2021 - 2022 · 1 yr

      Frontend engineer improving accessibility, writing documentation, and building UI components.

    • Senior Software Engineer (Financial Products)
      2021 - 2021 · Less than a year

      Full-stack engineer building products that help customers' financial stability. Specifically, our team worked on enabling people to access their earned wages before payday; helping thousands of people receive emergency access to cash when they need it the most. Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, Typescript, React, and SQL

    • Mid-level Software Engineer (Financial Products)
      2020 - 2021 · 1 yr

  • Backend Tech Lead at Dolomite
    2018 - 2019 · 1 yr