Den Odell

Den Odell

Frontend Architect · Author · Developer

Built web apps used by millions. Wrote the books that teach others how.

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👋 Hi, I’m Den Odell, a frontend architect, product engineer, and author.
I’ve helped ship products for global brands, led the frontend discipline at AKQA, written JavaScript books used in university courses, and now build tools to make fast, accessible interfaces the default.
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🚀 I’m open to new roles that value thoughtful UI, performance, and real user impact.
Remote (UK/EU-based) preferred. Always happy to hear from like-minded teams.
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