Zach Azar

About Zach Azar

Summary• Driven principal engineer and technical leader with startup and management experience.• Versatile full stack skill set with a strong, academic foundation in Computer Science (B.S. and M.S).• Self-motivated contributor who takes initiative and can work with teams to solve any problem.Technologies and Languages• Backend: Node.js, MongoDB, TypeScript, Express, Fastify, AWS, Redis, REST APIs, Elasticsearch, Postgres• Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Redux, Vercel, D3, Bootstrap, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SASS• Other tools: Git, npm, Stripe, Jira, Asana, Figma, Agile and Scrum, Sentry, DataDog, PagerDuty, Slack Automation, Object-Oriented Design, Responsive Web Design, Software Architecture, Distributed SystemsWhen I\'m not diving into technology or prototyping new business ideas, I enjoy running, biking, taking my dog on a walk, or relaxing in the park with my wife and son.

Experience

1. CTO and Co-founder

   Backlit Comics

   Sep 2022 — Present

   Backlit Comics offers an online marketplace for Indie self-publishers to share their work with the world. Readers can find their next favorite series and start reading instantly. My role has been to take an idea and bring this startup to life by fully building out the marketplace at backlitcomics.com - The stack used is TypeScript, Next.js, React, Node.js, MongoDB, AWS S3, and Redis.

Education

• University of Denver

  Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

  2013 — 2016

• Vanderbilt University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Html
• Java
• C++
• Javascript
• Php
• Mysql
• C#
• Angularjs
• D3.js
• Css
• Node.js
• Express.js
• Bootstrap
• Jquery
• Ajax
• Drupal
• Wordpress
• Rest
• Svg
• Ruby on Rails
• Git
• Objective-C
• Ios
• Windows Forms
• Object Oriented Design
• Design Patterns
• Problem Solving
• Group Work
• Client Communication
• Unix
• Software Design Patterns
• Mapreduce
• Webpack
• Sass
• Parallel Programming
• Command Line
• Responsive Web Design
• Node Js