Joe Zaretsky
Senior Developer at Shopify
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoe Zaretsky is a Senior Developer with 11 years of experience building consumer and enterprise-facing applications, currently shaping core systems at Shopify. He specializes in JavaScript and React (including React Native) for cross-platform mobile and web UIs, and builds resilient Elixir/Phoenix backends—bringing a rare full-stack fluency that spans front-end UX to backend integrations. His background includes shipping the modern CAVA mobile app, integrating order flows with Uber Eats, and designing load-testing environments to guide scale decisions. Earlier work on GIS mapping and data-driven projects for WHO, EPA and others demonstrates strong data-analysis instincts paired with product-focused engineering. Based in Washington, D.C., he blends mentorship and technical leadership with a track record of migrating complex systems and improving operational tooling.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
General AssemblyBA, Classical Languages, Economics, BA, Classical Languages, Economics at Macalester College
English, spanish - beginner, Latin
Github Skills (60)
forking9
expressjs8
react8
react-navigation8
jquery8
dom8
timer8
drawing8
react-native8
javascript7
css7
nodejs6
conditionals6
tac5
shiny4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ga-wdi-lessons/sql-intro
Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:14 commits, 3 PRs, 12 pushes in 17 days
sqldatabase
joe-gz/new-portfolio
Jun 2017 - Aug 2023
Contributions:72 pushes, 4 branches in 6 years 3 months
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