Zach Gharst
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZach Gharst is a Senior Software Engineer based in Kansas City with five years of professional experience building full‑stack Java systems and shipping production software at Microsoft and Cerner. A Computer Science student at the University of Missouri–Kansas City and former Marine Corps field radio operator, he blends disciplined, mission‑oriented problem solving with modern engineering practices. At Microsoft he progressed rapidly from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, contributing to scalable team initiatives across the stack. He balances hands‑on coding with mentoring experience from his time as a learning assistant and part‑time tutor. Outside of work he’s an avid cyclist and competitive athlete, a habit that informs his focus on continuous improvement. His resume and portfolio are available on his personal site, reflecting a practical, delivery‑focused approach to software engineering.
5 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Computer Science, Bachelor's Computer Science at University of Missouri-Kansas CityComputer Science, Computer Science at Metropolitan Community College-Maple WoodsHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Bonner Springs High School
Github Skills (24)
parser7
completions6
parsing6
logistics6
argument-parsing5
invocation5
rendering5
javascript4
nodejs4
command-line-parser4
argparse4
command-line4
dotnet-core4
option-parser4
command-line-tool4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
zachgharst/dotfiles
Sep 2021 - Feb 2025
Contributions:55 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 5 months
ZDGharst/CS470_MostFunGroup
Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:18 PRs, 53 pushes, 4 branches in 2 months
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