Summary
Zachary Yaro is a versatile web and game developer with 14 years of experience building responsive, accessible, and user-focused digital experiences for education, enterprise, and indie games. Currently a Web Developer at MIT MechE and the independent creator behind projects like PaintZ (200k+ users) and Voice Actions for Chrome (10k+ users), he blends front-end polish with pragmatic full-stack solutions. His background ranges from refactoring Vue.js apps and REST APIs to designing UX, level environments, and PWAs optimized for Chromebooks and tablets. Zachary is equally comfortable shipping small utilities that solve unmet needs and leading redesigns that preserve legacy functionality while modernizing UI consistency. He brings a strong accessibility and education-first mindset—evident in edtech work and tooling for teachers—and a habit of automating or coding fixes when he notices something that needs doing. Based in Somerville, MA, he pairs creative game-design instincts with disciplined engineering to deliver delightful, maintainable products.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Game Design and Development Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Game Design and Development Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
English, Japanese