Summary
Joe Colburn is a seasoned software engineer and hands-on architect with three decades of experience shipping web products, from founding web and GPS/satellite tracking startups to helping launch Rocket Mortgage. Currently leading the Service Customer Portal at Johnson Controls, he combines strong JavaScript/React expertise with practical Python, cloud, and ML skills to turn generative-AI ideas into measurable business value. Known for driving engineering discipline—raising unit-test coverage to 85% and shrinking tech debt—he builds agentic OpenAI prototypes that have impressed clients and taught community classes to scale developer skills. A Stripe-certified architect and regular conference speaker, he excels at mentoring teams and delivering client-first results in modern, product-driven environments. Based in Linden, Michigan, he seeks fully remote Senior/Staff Engineer or AI-centric roles where pragmatic architecture meets rapid delivery.
13 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Japanese