Andrew Garvin

I build for users and design systems that last.

I am Andrew Garvin, a software engineer with over a decade of experience in system design and front-end architecture. I lead projects from an idea through to delivery.

See how I workGitHub
Role
Software engineer
Experience
10+ years
Based in
Utah, United States

01 / Practices

A disciplined approach to every project I work on.

The same habits apply whether the work is a client platform or a small tool.

  • P-01

    User-centric approach

    I build software for the people who use it. I start by understanding what they need, ship in small steps and adjust as those needs become clearer.

  • P-02

    Design patterns

    I rely on patterns the industry has proven, and build for reuse. Code and systems are arranged so they can change as user needs evolve.

  • P-03

    Communication

    I talk with users and with teammates throughout a project. Understanding the problem together comes before writing the code.

  • P-04

    Project delivery

    I lead a project from planning through building and testing to delivery. I talk with the right stakeholders, ask the right questions and keep a deep understanding of the work throughout.

  • P-05

    Facilitation

    I lead the discussions, workshops and training sessions that give engineers and teams a shared understanding. Speaking clearly to a room is one of my strengths.

  • P-06

    Testing and observability

    I test every variant of how the software behaves, and instrument each project so I catch an issue before a customer experiences it or reports it.

02 / Roles

The roles I work in.

  • System design

    I spend much of my time on how a system should be built and how it will scale.

  • Front-end architecture

    Front-end development is where I have the most experience. I think about code organization and design patterns, and implement high-quality front-end architecture.

  • Design systems

    I have spent a lot of time learning how to build design systems that scale across products and teams.

  • Team leadership

    I have led engineering teams and designed the systems they built.

03 / Experience

Where the practices came from.

SignBit Studio
Founder. Product, engineering and operations.
Now
BHDC
Founder. A second software studio.
Now
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company
Engineering on the Allē consumer platform. Led a front-end chapter and served on the front-end platform team.
Now
GuideCX
Lead front-end engineer. Led the design system and contributed much of the front-end system design.
Earlier
Bonneville Communications (Radiant)
Web development on the Radiant team.
Earlier

04 / Side projects

What I build on the side.

Tools, games and experiments from outside of work.

  • GHOST

    A map of my home network and every device on it, reachable privately from anywhere.

    2026

  • Three.js sandbox

    A 3D world with a controllable character, a third-person camera and a collision system I wrote.

    2026

  • Paper trading bot

    An automated trader for paper accounts, with market regime detection and circuit breakers.

    2025

  • Whisper Board

    A grid whiteboard for a tabletop campaign. The game master moves players and the board updates for everyone.

    2023

  • OOP CSS

    A joke compiler that turns CSS into an object-oriented programming language.

    2018

05 / Contact

Get in touch.

I am open to conversations about engineering practice, system design and front-end architecture.

contact@signbit.studioGitHub