Summary
John Pipkin is a pragmatic Software Engineer III with a decade of experience building full-stack JavaScript and TypeScript solutions, currently driving product delivery at CLEAR. He combines front-end expertise in React, Angular and Stencil with backend Node.js, Docker/Kubernetes and AWS to architect maintainable, test-driven systems and accelerate microservice adoption. Known for mentoring teams and improving engineering practices, he has repeatedly led refactors, established CI/CD, and acted as scrum master to boost delivery velocity. A strong communicator who translates business needs into practical architectures, he also brings a designer’s eye from earlier graphic design work, which informs thoughtful UX and component design. Based in Ballwin, Missouri, he excels at quickly understanding domain problems and shipping high-quality features under tight timelines.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Graphic Design, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Graphic Design at East Central College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.68, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.68 at Webster University