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Hey there! I'm Trent, an engineer who is interested in hardware systems and new web technologies.
I'm originally from sunny Arizona ποΈ, but these days I'm living in New York City π½.
At Squarespace, I have the awesome role of being a Senior Software Engineer and Technical Team Lead of the Website Character team. It's a tight-knit group made up of equal part engineering and design. Together, we add trendy and unique design elements to the Squarespace website editor. Our goal? To help our customers create websites that truly reflect their story in a beautiful and captivating way!
Check out the projects below and see what's been catching my eye lately.
Senior Software Engineer & Technical Team Lead of the Website Character team @ Squarespace
Trent Rand
Hobby Works
gardening
composting
automotive racing
embedded systems
automations
web development
testing
ethereum
web3
gardening composting automotive racing embedded systems automations web development testing ethereum web3
Join me on iRacing! #838700
My technical background has inspired many projects, combining software and hardware to create useful systems.
I sell electronics for makers, check out my store .
Latest Project
Professional Works
Projects π¨πΌβπ»
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Custom 5x7 Dactyl Manuform split keyboard with integrated trackball. Features ZMK firmware, nRF52840 microcontroller, and PMW3610 sensor. 3D-printed and hand-wired.
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DIY Racing Wheel - designed in CAD, CNC milled, 3d printed and assembled. Electronics and software hand-assembled.
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Earn $PAINT tokens by drawing on the ethereum blockchain
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/painttoearn.eth
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Desktop gadget to display a live counter of your Etsy store orders
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/etsy-sold-orders-counter
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Self-contained Apple HomeKit server for controlling wireless electrical outlets over radio frequency
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/homekit-outlets
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A robot that dispenses thermal-printed paper
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/paper-vendor
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Easily parallelize and stress-test your Cypress tests
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/cypress-utils
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A flight computer for model rockets.
External sensors like BNO055 Absolute Orientation Sensor (9-dof) and an altimeter are used to collect telemetry data. This live data stream can be processed by a control system.
Firmware written with ESP-IDF and ran on an ESP-32 microcontroller.
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/rocket-flight-computer
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A series of scripted spaceflight maneuvers for a rocket simulator
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/rocket-flight-computer
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Apple Watch Complication displaying New York MTA arrival times
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/mta-arrival-times
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Create this gadget to add wireless IR manipulation to an analog potentiometer
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/wireless-potentiometer
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iPhone jailbreak tweak for Unlimited iTunes Radio Skips with over 610k downloads
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/iTunesRadioUnlimited
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Custom git command to move a commit or series of commits to a new branch
Learn more at github.com/trentrand/git-yank
History
January, 2018 - April 2021
Computer Science, B.S.
Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
December, 2017
Joined Squarespace
Software Engineer II / III - Manhattan, NY
April 2021 - Current
Website Character team
Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead
@ Squarespace