Summary
Xaq Rothman is a seasoned Software Engineer III with 11 years of experience building and leading web projects for progressive non-profits and government clients. He specializes in Drupal and has a proven track record delivering 2–3 major projects per year across budgets of $10k–$150k, while also working with WordPress, Laravel, Next.js, and modern front-end stacks like ES6, D3.js, Vue, and React. Xaq combines hands-on engineering—implementing custom modules, data visualizations, and migration plans—with client-facing consulting, drafting functional requirements, and guiding design and deployment processes. He champions development best practices, having led adoption of version control, pull-request workflows, CI, and agile processes across teams. Skilled at untangling legacy data models and automating multilingual workflows (including DeepL integration), he maintains long-term hosting and security for ~15 sustained projects. Based in Washington, DC, he contributes to open source and prefers pragmatic solutions that balance user experience, maintainability, and impact.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Computer Science Music, Bachelor of Arts Computer Science Music at Sarah Lawrence College