Joel Walker Email & Phone Number

Through 5+ years of professional experience on engineering teams, I have architected inventive and impactful web solutions for 10+ businesses, ranging from startups to fortune 500s, and dynamically contributed to 30+ enterprise products and applications.My day-to-day responsibilities as a senior programmer have included:- architecting web infrastructure and building features from scratch- designing and developing frontends, backends, APIs, and databases- conducting releases and deployments- conducting regression testing and data analysis- planning and executing major post-production refactors- investigating and fixing bugs- articulating technical findings and providing recommendations- overseeing maintenance and upgrades- mentoring and peer-programming- enhancing training resources and authoring documentation- learning and implementing a plethora of different technologies, frameworks, and languagesI have been fortunate to collaborate with extraordinarily diverse groups of people, from a 60+ member cross-functional development team - to a small troupe of just a couple developers and a project manager. I have obtained hands-on experience in cloud computing, networking strategies, security paradigms, DevOps, automation, and CI/CD. With clients in various industries, I learned domain knowledge in water technologies, FinTech and banking, Ad Tech, education, insurance, and small to large business.Each of my projects has necessitated its own set of unique and evolving stacks and requirements. In dealing with these highly complex - sometimes complicated - and always multi-layered systems, I have become an expert in continuous learning, adaptability, and perseverance in the face of uncertainty.Outside of my career, I find joy in many hobbies and interests. I love music, reading, and caring for houseplants. I keep myself active playing hockey, biking, and exploring beautiful Colorado’s backcountry. And most importantly, I cherish my time with friends and family.Preferred skills: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Go, PHP, Laravel, C++, SQL, Git, AWS, Azure