Summary
Zachary Toben is a Staff Software Engineer with a decade of experience building full-stack web applications and developer-focused tooling, currently leading compliance platform work in React, TypeScript, Redux, Node.js and Google Cloud. He blends hands-on frontend enthusiasm with backend and cloud expertise from roles at John Deere, Corteva, and multiple consulting engagements, and runs his own contract practice, Toben Software. An active open-source maintainer, Zach adapted and modernized the popular assets-webpack-plugin to stay compatible with newer Webpack releases and to fix cross-platform asset issues. Based in Slater, Iowa, he favors pragmatic engineering—bringing test-driven development, deployment automation, and cross-team collaboration to regulated domains like insurance. Notably, he pairs enterprise experience with the nimbleness of a solo consultant, able to move between quick prototypes and production-grade systems.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science at University of Northern Iowa