Summary
Paul Marik is a full stack software engineer with nine years of experience blending psychology-informed UX design and modern web engineering to build user-centered, maintainable products. He has shipped production dashboards, checkout flows, and documentation sites using TypeScript, React/Next/Gatsby, Tailwind, Node, and Stripe integrations while optimizing performance and accessibility. Comfortable as a contract developer and independent consultant, he has driven measurable improvements like dramatic Gatsby build-time reductions and robust Stripe-backed checkout solutions. Based in Minneapolis, he brings a creative problem-solving mindset honed by a background in psychology and leadership experience running large student organizations, which informs his ability to translate user needs into elegant technical solutions. Outside of work he pursues mountain sports, reflecting a continuous-growth ethos that carries into his craft.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, PSYCHOLOGY, Bachelor of Science - BS, PSYCHOLOGY at University of Wisconsin-Madison