Zak Allen is a seasoned technology leader and founder with 11 years of experience building web and mobile platforms, currently serving as CTO of Endeavor Flow while co-founding Zephyr Labs. He has a strong track record scaling early-stage startups in real estate and fintech—helping grow FlyHomes from first hire into a company that raised a $150M Series C—while leading full-stack teams and complex integrations. Hands-on across Rails, React, mobile, and AWS, he’s led migrations from monoliths to service-separated architectures and implemented geospatial pipelines using PostGIS. A Northwestern CS graduate and former Division I goalkeeper, he brings competitive discipline to team leadership and hiring across distributed engineering orgs. His background includes academic research (CHI 2015) and practical product work, blending user-focused experimentation with production-grade systems.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at St. Ignatius College Prep
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Northwestern University
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