Jarrod Flesch
Open Source Developer at Figma
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJarrod Flesch is an open source-focused full-stack software engineer with eight years of experience building and maintaining web applications and developer tooling. He has held senior roles at Payload CMS—contributing to a well-known Next.js TypeScript headless CMS by fixing bugs, implementing admin UI features, and writing tests—and now contributes to open source work at Figma. Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Jarrod combines front-end polish with backend query validation experience, comfortable touching both React admin interfaces and core database logic. His background spans startups and agencies where he shipped client-facing sites and internal automation, and early hands-on IT roles give him practical ops and infrastructure instincts. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic fixes that improve developer and end-user experiences across the stack.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Junior Standing, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Junior Standing at Grand Valley State UniversityGeneral Studies, General Studies at Kellogg Community CollegeHarper Creek High School
English
Github Skills (14)
react10
typescript-types9
typescript9
javascript9
typescripts9
nextjs8
graphql8
wpgraphql8
wordpress-graphql8
mongodb7
mongodb-database7
databases6
database6
testing6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
payloadcms/payload
Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:341 reviews, 328 commits, 1233 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Jarrod primarily focused on fixing issues and implementing new features within the admin UI, addressing incorrect data duplication in the admin interface and ensuring accurate rendering of localized fields. They made code modifications across various files, including the `test/localization` directory, along with changes to the core logic files such as `packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/DuplicateDocument/index.tsx` and `packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateSearchParams.ts`, indicating an active role in both the front-end and backend development of the project. The user also modified test files, confirming their role as someone who writes tests to ensure code quality.
backendfull-stackheadless-cmsnextjstypescript
payloadcms/website
Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
The official Next.js website for payloadcms.com
Contributions:3 reviews, 296 commits, 57 PRs in 4 months
nextjsgraphqlpayloadcmsreact
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