Zachary Monteith
Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Applications
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZachary Monteith is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in simulation applications with a decade of experience building and validating autonomy systems for self-driving vehicles. Based in San Francisco, he has advanced from vehicle operator and test analyst roles to senior engineering at Cruise, driving simulation infrastructure, requirements-based test coverage, and cross-team defect triage. He pairs front-end development chops—evidenced by React contributions to the civic We Vote project—with deep systems-level testing experience from high-stakes autonomy programs at Uber ATG and Cruise. A proven people manager and trainer, he has developed onboarding and testing protocols that scaled teams and improved product quality. Passionate about public safety and climate impact, he blends technical rigor with campaign-style organizing skills earned running political and nonprofit field operations. Unusually for an engineer, his background includes a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance, reflecting strong communication and leadership rooted in diverse experiences.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Music Vocal Performance, Bachelor of Music Vocal Performance at Lawrence University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (5)
javascript10
front-end-development10
react10
html9
css9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
wevote/WebApp
Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
We Vote's javascript (client-side) mobile website built with React/Flux. Twitter: @WeVote Apple Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/we-vote-voter-guide/id1347335726 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wevote.cordova&hl=en_US
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:84 commits, 43 PRs, 34 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Zachary primarily focused on front-end development within the We Vote web application. Their commits involved significant changes to React components, including the Measure, BallotItem, and CandidateItem components. They enhanced the user interface by implementing features such as improved measure card formatting, navigation links, and accessibility improvements with tabIndex and onKeyDown attributes. The user also made adjustments to position statement displays.
built-with-reactapple-storevotereactjswe-app
zachmonteith/WebApp
Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:58 pushes, 40 branches in 5 months
reactbuilt-with-reactjavascript-clientclient-sidejavascript
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