Dean Papastrat
Staff Software Engineer at Cash App
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolDean Papastrat is a Staff Software Engineer based in Seattle with over a decade of hands-on experience building full-stack systems for FinTech and influencer marketing, specializing in developer-facing APIs and commerce platforms. At Cash App he architects and maintains the public developer platform and leads payments initiatives like Afterpay and Cash App Pay, often shifting between staff engineer, tech lead, and engineering manager responsibilities to meet business needs. Previously at Square he led developer tooling such as dashboards, API docs, and explorers, and earlier built search and attribution engines at Sideqik powered by Elasticsearch. He combines product-minded engineering with operational rigor—coordinating large incident responses and mentoring teams on distributed systems and payment network resilience. Known for shipping end-to-end solutions, he also freelances on web design and hosting, reflecting a practical appetite for diverse technical challenges.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Pace AcademyBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
English
Github Skills (110)
hbs10
visa10
payment-service10
api-client10
python-client10
emberjs10
specification10
ruby-client10
paypal10
client-library10
api10
sdk10
payment10
component-based10
handlebars10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
WebCode-How/starship
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:2 releases, 62 commits, 22 PRs in 2 months
responsivelayouts
square/ember-square-payment-form
Mar 2019 - Oct 2020
DEPRECATED - The Square Payment Form Ember addon lets you take payments securely and easily in your Ember app using a familiar, component-based syntax.
Contributions:8 releases, 9 reviews, 123 commits in 1 year 7 months
ember-addonpaymentscomponent-basedjavascriptember-app
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