Rich Deane
Rich
Deane
Hi, I'm Rich a senior full stack developer and solutions engineer at Futureverse. I'm passionate about crafting intuitive, user-focused digital experiences that blend creativity with technical precision.
After a couple of years working as a software developer for an accounting firm in England, I set off on a 3 month travelling adventure in 2007 — only to fall in love with New Zealand where I ended up staying for 17 years.
During that time, I ran my own web agency, working with mostly hospitality and tourism businesses. I handled everything from project scoping and custom builds to plugin development and marketing strategy. It was a crash course in wearing all the hats, and it taught me a lot about managing clients, juggling deadlines, and building lasting relationships (with people and code alike).
For the last 4 years, I've been working in and around the Web3 space and I have been lucky enough to work on some amazing projects, creating web apps and developer tools, including SDKs, dApps, and blockchain integrations.
I've now moved to Scotland with my young family, and these days you'll find me building experiences and tools for Futureverse and helping developers navigate the Root Network and Futureverse Toolset.
Working mostly with JavaScript and TypeScript, and having over 5 years experience in frameworks like React and Next.js, I have a solid understanding of the frontend ecosystem and the tools that come with it. I am comfortable building out complex UIs, working with design systems and component libraries, and implementing state management solutions.
I am also just as comfortable building out the backend with Node.js and Express or NestJS, and I have a solid understanding of databases like MySQL, Postgres and MongoDB. Also, having spent a fair bit of time in the Web3 world, I know my way around Solidity and smart contract development

Languages

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Solidity
  • GraphQL
  • SQL
  • HTML5
  • CSS

Frontend

  • React
  • NextJS
  • Vite
  • Gatsby
  • Angular
  • Redux
  • Zustand
  • Tanstack (React) Query
  • ThreeJS
  • Framer Motion
  • GSAP
  • Tailwind
  • shadcn/ui
  • SASS/SCSS
  • Styled Components

Backend & Databases

  • NodeJS
  • Express
  • NestJS
  • Postgres
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Prisma
  • Drizzle
  • Socket.IO
  • Hardhat
  • Foundry
  • Viem
  • Ethers.js
  • Polkadot.js

DevOps & Tooling

  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Cloudflare
  • Docker
  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • GitHub Actions
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • Webpack
  • Babel
  • CI/CD
  • Vitest
  • Jest
  • Mocha
  • Chai
  • NX
  • Turborepo
  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket

Tools & Project Management

  • Figma
  • Postman
  • Insomnia
  • Jira
  • Notion
  • Agile
  • Professional Scrum Master I
  • Professional Scrum Product Owner I

Learning & Development

  • GO Lang
  • Rust
  • Python