Brit Hugo
Inspired by Brittany Chiang
I build pixel-perfect, engaging,
and accessible digital experience.
Back in 2012, I decided to try my hand at creating custom Tumblr
themes and tumbled head first into the rabbit hole of coding and
web development. Fast-forward to today, and I’ve had the
privilege of building software for an
advertising agency, a start-up, a
student-led design studio, and a
huge corporation.
My main focus these days is building products and leading
projects for our clients at Upstatement. I most
enjoy building software in the sweet spot where design and
engineering meet — things that look good but are also built well
under the hood. In my free time, I've also released an
online video course that covers everything you
need to know to build a web app with the Spotify API.
When I’m not at the computer, I’m usually rock climbing,
reading, hanging out with my wife and two cats, or running
around Hyrule searching for Korok seeds.
Experience
Lead Engineer · Upstatement
Senior Engineer
Build, style, and ship high-quality websites, design systems, mobile apps, and digital experiences for a diverse array of projects for clients including Harvard Business School, Everytown for Gun Safety, Pratt Institute, Koala Health, Vanderbilt University, The 19th News, and more. Provide leadership within engineering department through close collaboration, knowledge shares, and spearheading the development of internal tools.
UI Engineer Co-op Apple
Developed and styled interactive web apps for Apple Music, including the user interface of Apple Music’s embeddable web player widget for in-browser user authorization and full song playback.
Developer · Scout Studio
Collaborated with other student designers and engineers on pro-bono projects to create new brands, design systems, and websites for organizations in the community.
Software Engineer Co-op · Starry
Worked with the UI team to engineer and improve major features of Starry’s customer-facing Android app.
Creative Technologist Co-op · MullenLowe U.S.
Developed, maintained, and shipped production code for client websites. Clients included JetBlue, Lovesac, U.S. Cellular, U.S. Department of Defense, and more.
Projects
Build a spotify connected app
Video course that teaches how to build a web app with the Spotify Web API. Topics covered include the principles of REST APIs, user auth flows, Node, Express, React, Styled Components, and more.
Spotify Profile
Web app for visualizing personalized Spotify data. View your top artists, top tracks, recently played tracks, and detailed audio information about each track. Create and save new playlists of recommended tracks based on your existing playlists and more.
599
Halcyon Theme
Minimal dark blue theme for VS Code, Sublime Text, Atom, iTerm, and more.
100k+ Installs
brittanychiang.com (v4)
An old portfolio site built with Gatsby with 6k+ stars and 3k+ forks
6994
Integrating Algolia Search with WordPress Multisite Headless horseman
Building a Headless Mobile App CMS From Scratch