Summary
Zachary Sluder is a Lead Developer and senior full-stack engineer with a decade of experience building web applications, tooling, and embedded firmware analysis. Based in Dayton, Ohio, he has progressed from Air Force software engineer and academic research on ECU emulation and CAN decoding to senior roles shipping production systems at Honorlock, Indigo Labs, and now Astro Labs. He blends hands-on backend and frontend expertise with DevOps experience, having built Laravel-based CMS and internal ops tools as well as low-level assembly tools and an m7700 emulator published on GitHub. Known for pragmatic problem solving, he bridges firmware reverse engineering and modern web stacks to tackle complex integration challenges. His background in both research and applied product teams gives him a rare perspective on security-conscious, reliable engineering for connected systems.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Science Computer Science, Bachelor's of Science Computer Science at Wright State University