Jordan Harrison
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Full-Stack Software Engineer and Open Source Contributor with a First Class Honours HDip in Computer Science, building production applications end-to-end with Node.js, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Fastify and Supabase. Experienced in large-scale migrations and scaling data platforms from MVP to release. Active community leader as the Founder of GDG Portlaoise, organizer of DevFest Ireland 2025, and a v0 Ambassador.
Experience
Software Developer · Charles River Laboratories
Jul 2022 — PresentRemote
- Leading the migration of a large-scale Drupal marketing site to a decoupled Next.js architecture using JSON API and OpenShift
- Built an internal user management MVP using React, Fastify, and CosmosDB, implementing feature flags for progressive rollouts
- Contributed to building Apollo, Charles River's flagship application - a high-stakes toxicology data platform; scaled the application from MVP to release
- Migrated frontend tooling from Webpack/Jest to Vite/Vitest, significantly reducing build times and improving developer experience
- Implemented complex UI components to visualize large, diverse datasets using React and Chakra UI
- Contributed to the internal Helios design system, converting Figma designs to Chakra UI
IT Support Officer · Glanbia Cheese EU
Nov 2019 — Jul 2022- Sole IT Administrator & Infrastructure lead for the greenfield build of a €135M facility
- Implemented physical & virtual VMWare ESX hosts, Windows virtual servers, and a secure LAN/WAN network infrastructure from scratch
Junior IT Administrator · RPS Group
Dec 2017 — Nov 2019- Provided 1st & 2nd line support to two offices of ~150 users in a heavily CAD-focused environment
- Managed a Windows 10 rollout, completing the project 2 months ahead of schedule
- Supported Windows Server, Active Directory, Office 365, Sophos, Autodesk, and Adobe software
- Managed hardware procurement and daily/weekly/monthly archiving to tape
Projects
VolenScribe
volenscribe.com
Architected a full-stack AI Live Transcription SaaS to close accessibility gaps at conferences. Built a Next.js/TypeScript frontend streaming audio over WebSockets to a real-time speech-to-text pipeline, delivering low-latency browser-based caption viewing and transparent green-screen (chroma-key) outputs for OBS and live-stream integration. Supabase handles authentication, session persistence, and storage.
Tutors
tutors.dev
Led a frontend rebuild of the Tutors open-source learning platform (used for remote courses at SETU Waterford), migrating to Svelte to improve runtime performance and long-term maintainability over the legacy stack. Collaborated directly with Red Hat engineers to design and ship new features, including improved course navigation and content rendering.
Education
Higher Diploma in Computer Science
South East Technological University (SETU) Waterford
First Class Honours
Bachelor of Science in Network Management
Athlone Institute of Technology
Merit Grade II
Honors & Awards
Lorraine Bolger Award for Best Project 2023
Awarded best project 2023 in the SETU awards, sponsored by Red Hat, for work on the Tutors Open Source Project.
GradIreland Student Challenge Finalist
Top 5% finalist in GradIreland's National Student Challenge 2017.