• Hi,
    I'm Zach.

    Staff Software Engineer

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About Me

[~]$ whoami > echo $USER

I'm a Staff Software Engineer who encompasses the idea that breadth of experience translates into a wealth of knowledge.

'All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better' - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

My Specialties

[~]$ cat Specialties.txt | -wh -r L; do echo $L; done

Cloud

Amazon Web Services (EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, SNS/SQS, IAM, VPC, API Gateway, CloudWatch).

Back-End

Golang and Python microservices, gRPC/REST, event-driven systems (Kafka, SQS), APIs.

Database

PostgreSQL and MongoDB with strong data modeling, migrations, and reliability SLOs.

Machine Learning

Practical ML/AI applied to products; strong algorithms and data systems background.

Orchestration

Kubernetes & Terraform-first orchestration; GitOps (ArgoCD) and automated delivery.

Front-End

Modern React front-ends focused on reliability and developer experience.

Lines of code and beyond
Projects
Years

Core Skills

[~]$ cat skills.txt

  • Kubernetes (EKS), Docker
  • Golang, Python, React
  • AWS: Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, SNS/SQS, IAM, VPC, API Gateway, CloudWatch
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins
  • IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation
  • PostgreSQL, MongoDB
  • Eventing: Kafka, gRPC, REST/GraphQL
  • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
  • Agile & DevOps leadership

Python

Kubernetes && EKS

Amazon Web Services

Docker

Golang

SQL

NoSQL

REST

JavaScript/ES6

Express.js

Terraform

Java

Golang

C/C++/C#

Education

[~]$ cat Education.txt | -wh -r L; do echo $L; done
Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduating, 2026
  • Focus: Machine Learning, Algorithms, Data Systems
  • Related work: deep learning, RL, graph algorithms, computer vision
  • Computability, Algorithms, and Complexity
  • Introduction to Graduate Algorithms
  • Computational Complexity Theory
  • Design and Analysis of Algorithms
  • Graph Algorithms
  • Approximation Algorithms
  • Randomized Algorithms
  • Computational Science and Engineering Algorithms
  • Big Data Systems & Analysis
  • Computer Vision
  • AI, Ethics, and Society
  • Network Science
  • Markov Chain Monte Carlo
  • Spectral Algorithms
  • Machine Learning Theory
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Behavioral Imaging
  • Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making
  • Deep Learning
  • Machine Learning for Robotics
  • Machine Learning for Trading
  • Natural Language
  • Special Topics: Probabilistic Graph Models
  • Web Search and Text Mining
  • Data and Visual Analytics
  • Big Data for Health
  • Computational Statistics
  • Bayesian Methods
  • Stochastic Optimization
University of Arizona
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 3.97 GPA (4.0 in Major), 2022
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Computer systems and networks
  • Network organization
  • Computer architecture
  • Security
  • Database systems
  • Human computer interaction
  • Vision and graphics
  • Numerical analysis
  • Programming languages
  • Software engineering
  • BioInformatics
  • Theory of computing
Galvanize
  • 1,000+ hours of lecture and programming
  • Overall architecture of the web application
  • Maintain quality and responsive apps
  • Collaborate to design and launch features
  • Maintain code integrity and organization
  • Graphic design and converting to elements
  • Develop for both mobile and desktop
  • Understanding of server-side languages
  • Experience with cloud message APIs
  • Knowledge of code versioning tools

Work Experience

[~]$ cat Experience.txt | -wh -r L; do echo $L; done

Staff Software Engineer 2022-Present, Medallia

Architected and scaled microservices platform using Kubernetes, Docker, and Golang, driving high availability and resilience across multi-region AWS deployments. Led migration of legacy services to containerized workloads, cutting infrastructure costs by 35% while improving CI/CD velocity with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD. Designed and implemented event-driven, distributed systems leveraging Kafka, SQS, and gRPC, enabling near real-time data processing at scale. Mentored engineers across teams on cloud-native design patterns, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and AWS services (EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC, API Gateway).

Tech Lead & Senior Software Engineer 2019-2022, INFOSOL

Modernized backend services by introducing Kubernetes and Docker deployments on AWS, Azure and GCP, reducing manual operations and improving service consistency. Developed backend features in Golang and Python, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability. Implemented monitoring and logging solutions (Grafana, ELK stack) to improve visibility and reduce incident resolution time. Partnered with stakeholders to build compliant, scalable solutions for sensitive data environments

React.js, Node.js, and Javascript Instructor(Part Time) 2018-2023, General Assembly

Lead JavaScript and React course instructor for >150 students. Curated a course on data structures, conditions logic, loops, functions, classes, ES6, React, Node, Express, AJAX, jQuery, RESTful, SOAP, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQL

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer 2018-2019, Leidos

Built cloud-hosted applications with Node.js, Python, and React, deployed on AWS. Automated CI/CD workflows, improving delivery cadence from multi-week releases to near-daily deployments. Migrated key services into containers, streamlining local development and reducing environment drift.

Full Stack Software Engineer 2017-2018, TechSystems

Supported high-security environments with Python- and Java-based services deployed in AWS GovCloud. Integrated identity and access management (SAML/OAuth2) into enterprise systems to meet DHS compliance standards. Introduced automated testing and deployments, reducing manual errors and approval checkpoints, while increasing deployment observability.

Full Stack Software Engineer 2015 - 2017, ClosedBrackets

Delivered full-stack features using React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL, with services packaged into Docker containers. Designed and maintained RESTful and SOAP APIs for internal and external integrations. Promoted engineering best practices including code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration.

Med Evac 2008 - 2017, United States Air Force

Performed aeromedical evacuation ground and/or flight duties. Performed preflight/inflight patient care and documentation. Provided emergency care for patients in event of medical and/or aircraft emergencies. Prepared patients, equipment and aircraft for flight. Enplaned and deplaned patients. Operated life support equipment, medical devices and aircraft systems for patient care.

Contact

[~]$ cat Contact.txt | -wh -r L; do echo $L; done

Zachariah.Lowe@gmail.com

Rochester, NY

+719 289 2023