John Zahka
Engineering Team Lead at Factor.AI
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Zahka is an engineering team lead with 11 years of hands-on experience building frontend systems and leading JavaScript/TypeScript teams from NYC. Rooted in an old-school engineering education from Dartmouth, he blends systems thinking with pragmatic product delivery—articulating organizational problems, designing experiments, and shipping the UI. He’s led small cross-functional teams, built production React and Angular interfaces for ad tech platforms, and created internal libraries and APIs that scaled campaign management workflows. Currently sharpening UI/UX design skills to pair with deep front-end craftsmanship, he brings a practical maker’s mentality to leadership. Outside work he’s a dedicated CrossFit enthusiast—quiet unless asked—reflecting his preference for disciplined, results-focused collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Engineer’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at Dartmouth CollegeMillburn High School
French, English
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Github Skills (98)
cli10
angular10
typescript10
redux10
angular-cli10
reactive9
libgit29
apollo-client9
ngrx9
rxjs9
state-management9
observables9
sorting9
version-control9
apollographql8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
VegaFactor/angular-deckgrid
Jun 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:6 pushes, 3 tags in 8 months
masonrygridangularjsangular
VegaFactor/angular-hybrid
Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:11 pushes, 5 branches, 14 tags in 1 month
ng2hybridangularrouterui-router
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