John Jago
Senior Software Engineer at Workiva
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Jago is a senior software engineer with a decade of engineering experience and seven years building web applications and leading teams. He combines hands-on expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Laravel, and Java with startup CTO experience—having co-founded PeachPay and led a ~10-engineer team that processed millions in merchant revenue and attracted investment from Automattic and a former Mastercard Europe president. Comfortable across the stack, John has modernized legacy systems (introducing approval testing), scaled high-traffic university sites with React and Laravel, and implemented CI/CD to streamline deployments. Now at Workiva, he brings product-focused engineering and a user-first mindset honed from both enterprise and startup environments. Outside typical engineering duties he’s produced writing and projects at johnjago.com, reflecting a curious, continuous-learning approach to software craft.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree Software Engineering at Iowa State University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (200)
sendmail10
php-library10
unicorns10
browser10
doc10
camera10
figma10
static-site-generator10
ssg10
attachment10
nodejs10
vercel10
css10
expo10
privacy10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
johnjago/awesome-uncopyright
Dec 2016 - Jun 2022
Curated list of all things public domain
Contributions:85 commits, 11 PRs, 82 pushes in 5 years 6 months
unlicensepublic-domainprivacydomaincc0
johnjago/awesome-theravada
Jul 2017 - Dec 2019
Curated list of Theravada Buddhist teachings
Contributions:2 reviews, 60 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years 5 months
theravadabuddhistbuddhismdhammameditation
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