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title: Dalton Craven - Full-Stack Software Engineer
description: Full-stack software engineer in Paris specializing in React, TypeScript and web accessibility. I develop to transcend barriers and empower audiences.
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# Dalton Craven

## Full-Stack Software Engineer

Crafting human-centered software solutions to develop a web that's inclusive, accessible, and open to all.

## About

I believe that coding is about creating meaningful experiences that empower people — regardless of how they communicate or where they come from. I've developed with a wide-ranging toolkit (TypeScript, React, Python, and more) but my core focus remains the same: building products that don't exclude users due to language or ability.

That's why I'm drawn to localization and accessibility — two areas where small changes can have an enormous impact. Influenced by my background in English, French, and American Sign Language, I'm convinced that a truly equitable internet must speak the user's language in every sense. By pushing for accessible standards and "de-Englishing" the web, I hope to help shape a future where technology actually reflects the diversity of its users.

**Location:** Paris, France

**Languages:** English, French, Italian, American Sign Language

**Links:**

- Email: [daltoncraven@proton.me](mailto:daltoncraven@proton.me)
- LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/daltoncraven](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltoncraven/)
- GitHub: [github.com/cravend](https://github.com/cravend)
- Résumé: [resume.pdf](https://daltoncraven.com/resume.pdf)

## Experience

### Founding Engineer @ Stealth | AI-Powered Finance System of Action

_October 2025 – Present | Paris, France_

- First technical employee at an enterprise fintech startup focusing on improving manual accounting workflows
- Making core technical decisions on AI integration, data modeling, and frontend architecture
- Building foundational product architecture using TanStack Start, Vercel AI SDK, Drizzle, shadcn and Tailwind
- Researching trust and verifiability in an AI-assisted workflow (AIUX) through design partner exchanges
- Establishing code quality practices that have supported team growth from 1 to 5 engineers in 2 months

### Lead Frontend Engineer @ Qantev

_November 2024 – March 2025 | Paris, France_

- Led a greenfield project from architecture to implementation using TypeScript, Next.js, Zod, and Prisma
- Designed OAuth flows, roles, and RBAC to ensure data security in a multi-tenancy architecture
- Leveraged React Server Components to reduce complexity by replacing the API layer

### Software Engineer @ Qantev

_June 2023 – November 2024 | Paris, France_

- Built core features for a production application, integrating a React front with a Django API server
- Modernized key parts of a legacy codebase by removing obsolete modules, reducing technical debt
- Proactively addressed developer experience issues such as build times, leading to an 8x speed increase
- Worked in an Agile environment, delivering features iteratively and collaborating with product/design teams

### Frontend Developer @ Qantev

_May 2022 – August 2022 | Paris, France_

- Rewrote approximately 45% of the code from JavaScript to TypeScript to catch bugs early and improve maintainability
- Simplified API calls by replacing custom utilities with TanStack Query

### Software Engineering Intern @ Qantev

_June 2021 – September 2021 | Paris, France_

- Integrated into the French work culture within a seed-round startup
- Refactored existing code to meet elevated code safety standards and executed a rigorous QA session
- Developed a full-stack module to empower sales demos

### Software Development Intern @ Cloverleaf

_May 2020 – August 2020 | Covington, KY, USA_

- Worked as part of an agile development team to create new functionality for a production application
- Followed company procedures on feature contribution, legacy code refactoring, and documentation

### UNIX Teaching Assistant @ University of South Carolina

_December 2019 – May 2020 | Columbia, SC, USA_

- Instructed students on the fundamentals of Linux and UNIX, Bash scripting, and terminal commands
- Led 8 sections of lab (Monday–Thursday, 2 times per day), with a total reach of 250 students

### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science @ University of South Carolina

_August 2019 – May 2023 | Columbia, SC, USA_

- South Carolina Honors College
- Cumulative GPA: 3.95 | President's List (Eight Semesters)
- McNair Scholar, University Top Scholars Program
- Provost Scholar, National Merit Scholarship Program

## Skills & Expertise

### My Favorites

TypeScript, React, Tailwind, TanStack (Query, Start), Next.js (app + pages)

### Code

tRPC, GraphQL, Django, SQL, Starlette

### Tooling

Git & GitHub, CircleCI, AWS, Docker, Linux

## Contact

Feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat about a project, discuss open roles, or simply say hello!

- Email: [daltoncraven@proton.me](mailto:daltoncraven@proton.me)
- LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/daltoncraven](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltoncraven/)
- GitHub: [github.com/cravend](https://github.com/cravend)
- Résumé: [resume.pdf](https://daltoncraven.com/resume.pdf)

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