Elan Katz is a Member of Technical Staff and full-stack software engineer with 11 years of professional experience, blending JavaScript and Python expertise (React/Redux, Express, Flask, PostgreSQL) with a consultative, user-centered approach honed across 60+ consulting engagements. He has built high-performance e-commerce integrations and ETL pipelines on GCP, scoped custom solutions for enterprise clients that helped drive over $10M in annual revenue, and created internal tools and documentation to accelerate teams. A former consultant who transitioned into engineering, Elan pairs strong quantitative analysis skills (SPSS and modeling) with practical product delivery and cross-functional collaboration. Based in Oakland, he treats programming as a creative outlet and brings curiosity and continuous learning—evident from an App Academy intensive after a BA in Biological Chemistry—to every project. Outside work he’s an avid cook, photographer, and plant enthusiast, traits that reflect his attention to detail and patience for iterative problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
B.A. Biological Chemistry, B.A. Biological Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley
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