John Hollister
Senior Software Engineer at SimplyWork
Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Hollister is a seasoned software engineer with over two decades of experience building scalable full-stack applications, currently contributing at LaunchDarkly after a long tenure as a senior engineer at SimplyWork. He specializes in JavaScript, UI development, RESTful API design, and architecting systems on AWS, consistently delivering reliable production services. His background includes federal software engineering at the U.S. Geological Survey, bringing a disciplined, data-oriented approach to product work. A tinkerer and artist who runs regularly, he blends practical engineering with creative problem-solving and a habit of exploring adjacent technologies. Based in Neenah, Wisconsin, he pairs hands-on coding with mentorship and system design, favoring pragmatic solutions that scale. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex requirements into maintainable, user-focused systems.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Github Skills (4)
pacman5
javascript4
utilization1
python1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
jrhollis/jspacman
Jul 2020 - Mar 2022
Pacman and Ms. Pacman reverse engineered in JavaScript
Contributions:59 commits, 2 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 8 months
javascriptpacmanreverse-engineered
jrhollis/jstetris
Aug 2020 - Apr 2023
Contributions:4 pushes in 2 years 9 months
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