Zachary Hill
(309) 397-3897  |  zhillb@gmail.com  |  www.linkedin.com/in/zhillb
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
A data-centric, innovative full-stack software engineer with over five years of progressive experience developing customer-facing web applications and frameworks for a global leader in merchant services.
Specializing in writing scalable code and driving continuous improvement in user experience (UX/UI) design, effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams of product managers, engineers, analysts, & marketers.
Handles multiple projects simultaneously in ambiguous situations and is recognized for completing deliverables on time to align technology solutions with business strategies. Employs clear & concise communications to present complex metrics to management and interact with vendors. Thrives in remote, virtual environments.
Additional technical processes and skills include:
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)  |  Content Management  |  SaaS and Cloud Infrastructures
Agile Methodologies  |  DevOps  |  Test-Driven Development  |  Architecture  |  Information Technology
Documentation  |  Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets (Sass)  |  Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Programming languages, databases, and tools:
JavaScript  |  Linux  |  SDK & REST APIs  |  Ruby/ Rails  |  PostgreSQL  |  Python  |  DynamoDB  |  Keen  |  GraphQL
TypeScript  |  Neo4j  |  Zoid  |  Nemo Selenium  |  Lambda  |  AWS S3  |  HTML5  |  Node.js  |  Express  |  Bash
React  |  Redis  |  Git  |  Iron.io  |  Docker  |  Babel  |  Webpack  |  Microsoft Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PayPal, San Jose, CA  |  2018 to Present
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Provide vital support for system architecture, assist junior engineers with troubleshooting, and strategizing code.
Serve as the point of contact for launching specific features and full product ownership. Write functional tests using Nemo and build distributed cloud applications with an Iron.io processing platform.
Notable projects include the following:
  • Launched a cart recovery solution that enabled merchants to instrument a software development kit (SDK) to track consumer online shopping events to reduce cart abatement. Utilized Keen, S3, DynamoDB, & Lambda for data storage.
  • Integrated shopping SDK with recently acquired Jetlore, an AI predictive retailor for PayPal digital gifts. Implemented an identity method in SDK and a related API route using GraphQL.
  • Built a Shopify plugin and provided application support for cart sync session monitoring allowing consumers to synchronize shopping carts across multiple devices. Wrote cypher queries to get data from Neo4J and integrated with Zoid framework to securely communicate with other domains.
  • Created an admin campaign management tool and integrated Device Finger Printing (DFP) for Store Cash and Cart Recovery to improve user experience (UX) and shopping analytics.
EDUCATION
Hack Reactor  |  Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Program
Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL  |  Web Development