Joseph Bacal
Independent Software Engineer And Consultant at Self-employed
Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolJoseph Bacal is an independent software engineer and consultant with a decade of experience building education-focused tech that blends creative pedagogy and practical engineering. He has transitioned from classroom teacher and curriculum developer to building full-stack FinTech and AI chatbot projects using modern stacks like Nuxt, Vue, Supabase, and Deno while continuing to teach workshops through HolyokeCodes. At The Concord Consortium he shipped hardware-integrated flow-based programming tools, classroom-ready hardware kits, and standards-aligned simulations for K–12 assessment use, demonstrating a rare fluency across firmware, browser UIs, and curriculum design. Joseph’s background in school counseling and progressive education informs his user-centered approach to edtech, emphasizing accessible, playful learning experiences that bridge virtual and physical classrooms. Based in Northampton, MA, he pairs hands-on development with ongoing instructional work, making him adept at translating classroom needs into robust technical solutions.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Sociology & Anthropology, B.S., Sociology & Anthropology at Lewis and Clark CollegeM.S.Ed., Education, M.S.Ed., Education at Bank Street College of EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
data-science10
firebase10
cli10
data-analysis10
sanity-io9
portal9
pane8
sanity8
lms7
react7
realtime6
structured-content6
nextjs5
cms5
javascript5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bacalj/challengegalaxy
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
www.challengegalaxy.com | Learn Scratch by completing challenges
Contributions:257 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
scratchjavascriptnextjsreact
bacalj/netlify-auth-sanity-data
Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:146 commits, 29 pushes, 1 comment in 1 month
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