Rylan Owens

Bio

Full-stack product engineer based in San Francisco. I've spent the last ten years building web apps with a focus on design systems, React, and accessibility. Outside of work I play D&D, make music, and spend time rock climbing and backpacking.

Experience

  • OmniAI 2026–present
    Founding Engineer

    Building AI agents for lending: automating borrower onboarding, document collection, and follow-ups for lenders.

  • Nova Credit 2020–2025
    Senior Software Engineer → Software Engineer

    Built consumer-facing application flows at a YC-backed fintech helping immigrants and thin-file consumers access the financial system. Established a React component library and Storybook design system, led WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance work, and conducted 80+ technical interviews.

  • First Round Capital 2017–2019
    Software Engineer

    Built internal tools for employees at hundreds of First Round-backed startups. Co-built First Search, a database of startup-operating articles nominated for Product Hunt's 2017 Product of the Year. Ported First Round Careers from Rails to a React + Redux SPA.

  • Sighten 2016–2017
    Software Engineer

    Developed loan models for residential solar financing. Translated Excel-based financial models into code, built a configurable solar loan calculator, and collaborated with operations to deploy standard loan products.

Education

Dartmouth College

Computer Science & Economics, Cum Laude

2012–2016