Joshua Wolsborn
Senior Software Engineer @Stack Overflow
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Software Engineer @Stack Overflow
Chat product delivery — Implemented and shipped chat discovery and navigation updates (left nav, hamburger, landing/explore flows, onboarding modals, feedback on explore) and launch support including beginner rooms and an on-call plan for go-live.Trust, safety, and moderation — Integrated Cinder for chat, added OpenAI moderation thresholds in dev tooling, and built moderation workflows such as bulk message deletion from user profiles and staff/mod ability to reverse room-owner/mod deletions.Anti-abuse and access control — Delivered Cloudflare Turnstile backend (persist results) and production enablement; improved bot vs human handling in chat; added PRIZM events for flagged chat messages and room/user presence; gated chat invitations and adjusted reputation rules for participation, starring, and room creation.Q&A / ads / design systems — Resolved ad unit blocking moderator tools on question pages; completed design QA for homepage sidebar (Shine icons, alignment, dark mode readability); fixed wrong date on Compare User Activity (Public Platform).Compliance and platform correctness — Implemented OneTrust consent for chat; fixed cookie parsing in chat; corrected meta/network chat URLs and hyperlink routing to the explore/landing experience; addressed low-rep star/flag bugs in beginner rooms.
EDUCATION
Portland Community College
Transfer, Computer Science
Portland State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
ABOUT JOSHUA WOLSBORN
I\'m an experienced software engineer with a desire to create solutions that allow for the efficient analysis of large data, as well as apply scalable solutions, to help people quickly glean important insights from that information. I graduated Suma Cum Laude from Portland State University with a B.S. in Computer Science. Let\'s connect and get nerdy!
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