Hi, I'm Zachary.
I'm a multidisciplinary problem solver with 20+ years' experience.
I craft digital solutions that are usually, but not always, on the Web and use modern tools with an emphasis on tool-building and efficiency.
In my career I have operated in several capacities around the craft of software engineering. I've worked on almost every layer of the web stack at some point in both junior and senior roles including architecting and leading projects.
Along the way I've helped teams and colleagues grow their skills through better documentation and my own personal style of mentorship, which is generally in the form of patient, individual teaching (with books/docs recommendations) based on my observations of their work. Usually these opportunities surface non-judgmentally and organically through code reviews. I also enjoy AV production so I've also made screencasts in the past for broader knowledge sharing or occasionally "lunch and learns".
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Staff Full-Stack Software Consultant
The Thorough Company
Working with companies of various sizes to improve their software stacks and processes, especially in the context of modernizing in an increasingly AI-driven world. I excel at root cause analysis and finding the connections and patterns between things and hidden points of leverage that others often miss. 🧩
Senior Software Engineer
Google Checks
• Code ComplianceI worked with the Google Checks team on code analysis tools and IDE integrations (VSCode, IntelliJ, IDX etc.) utilizing conventional AST static analysis approaches mixed with LLM-enhanced approaches using Gemini.
Staff Software Engineer (L6)
Block
• Platform Infrastructure EngineeringMy team at Block built a platform used by nearly all Block engineers to deploy, manage, and observe their services. We coordinated with multiple teams at Block to build an extensible platform which could be improved or built atop by other teams.
Staff Software Engineer (L6)
Block
• PaymentsMy first team at Block, I worked on the payment gateway which would power the integration between Square and Cash App to allow users to use their Cash App wallets to at merchants using Square, both online and in-store on-device.
Software Engineer II
Opendoor
• Home OperationsI worked in the Home Operations engineering group building the internal tools used by Opendoor employees and their partners to manage everything that happens between Opendoor purchasing a home and finding a new owner for that home.
Web Application Developer (contract)
Google Fiber
• TrainingI worked on a team which built training tools for Google Fiber's customer service representatives. I built and managed an alternate environment of the Google Fiber customer portal which CSRs could use for practicing customer interactions in a safe, interactive training environment.
Full-Stack Software Consultant
Independent Consultant
Dispensed technical guidance and developed custom software for a range of companies and industries, particularly around the privacy and security industries. I was a main contributor to a multi-platform privacy-focused software suite.
Web Application Developer (contract)
I worked on the People Operations team at Google, where we aspired to change the way learning is done at Google, to a world where learning software doesn't just help you learn, it learns about you to help you learn better.
Software Engineer
Cerner
• Lights On NetworkWorked with the LightsOn team to create software to help medical personnel work more efficiently.
Full-Stack Software Consultant
Independent Consultant
Dispensed technical guidance and developing custom software for a broad range of companies and industries.
Computer Science Tutor
UWF
• School of Sciences and EngineeringIdentified as a top performer by a CS professor and invited to work study in the CS department computer lab. Assisted Computer Science students with their coursework involving data structures, algorithms, and related topics.