Summary
Johnathon Root is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of full-stack experience and a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT (Class of 2016). He specializes in backend systems and microservices, having built checkout workflows, tooling, and metrics-driven features in C#, SQL, and TypeScript/React while operating Kubernetes-based infrastructure. At Rev.com he progressed from software engineer to senior engineer, mentoring juniors and owning production features for freelancers and customers, and now applies that product-focused backend expertise at Noom. Based in Philadelphia, he blends rigorous CS foundations with practical engineering—often surfacing operational improvements and internal tools that streamline team workflows. An early background in game development and QA automation signals a knack for user-focused systems and testable, reliable platforms.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology