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Hi, I'm Zachary Taylor. I'm a senior engineer and technical lead specializing in TypeScript/Node.js backends and React frontends. I build polished, content-driven websites and web apps with solid cloud, security, and performance foundations, owning end-to-end delivery—from architecture and CI/CD to admin workflows, media management, and e-commerce-style checkout. I enjoy working with non-technical stakeholders to ship features on tight timelines and exploring AI/ML-assisted content workflows to reduce manual admin effort and improve site quality. I prototype AI-driven tooling, implement robust observability and security, and design scalable architectures to keep production reliable.…Hi, I'm Zachary Taylor. I'm a senior engineer and technical lead specializing in TypeScript/Node.js backends and React frontends. I build polished, content-driven websites and web apps with solid cloud, security, and performance foundations, owning end-to-end delivery—from architecture and CI/CD to admin workflows, media management, and e-commerce-style checkout. I enjoy working with non-technical stakeholders to ship features on tight timelines and exploring AI/ML-assisted content workflows to reduce manual admin effort and improve site quality. I prototype AI-driven tooling, implement robust observability and security, and design scalable architectures to keep production reliable.

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Hi, I'm Zachary Taylor. I'm a senior engineer and technical lead specializing in TypeScript/Node.js backends and React frontends. I build polished, content-driven websites and web apps with solid cloud, security, and performance foundations, owning end-to-end delivery—from architecture and CI/CD to admin workflows, media management, and e-commerce-style checkout. I enjoy working with non-technical stakeholders to ship features on tight timelines and exploring AI/ML-assisted content workflows to reduce manual admin effort and improve site quality. I prototype AI-driven tooling, implement robust observability and security, and design scalable architectures to keep production reliable.…Hi, I'm Zachary Taylor. I'm a senior engineer and technical lead specializing in TypeScript/Node.js backends and React frontends. I build polished, content-driven websites and web apps with solid cloud, security, and performance foundations, owning end-to-end delivery—from architecture and CI/CD to admin workflows, media management, and e-commerce-style checkout. I enjoy working with non-technical stakeholders to ship features on tight timelines and exploring AI/ML-assisted content workflows to reduce manual admin effort and improve site quality. I prototype AI-driven tooling, implement robust observability and security, and design scalable architectures to keep production reliable.

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Hi, I’m Zachary Taylor. I’m a senior engineer and technical lead specializing in TypeScript/Node.js backends and React frontends. I build polished, content-driven websites and web apps with solid cloud, security, and performance foundations, owning end-to-end delivery—from architecture and CI/CD to admin workflows, media management, and e-commerce-style checkout.

I enjoy working with non-technical stakeholders to ship features on tight timelines and exploring AI/ML-assisted content workflows to reduce manual admin effort and improve site quality. I prototype AI-driven tooling, implement robust observability and security, and design scalable architectures to keep production reliable.

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Work Experience

Technical Lead at Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc

July 1, 2024 - May 1, 2026

Led end-to-end delivery of a Next.js + TypeScript platform, defining architecture, coding standards, and release process to ship stakeholder-facing features on a predictable cadence. Built and secured backend services in Node.js (NestJS/Express) exposing REST endpoints for content, media, and admin workflows, with RBAC and audit-friendly logging. Implemented media handling for high-traffic pages using AWS S3 + CloudFront, optimizing image delivery and page performance via caching, compression, and responsive formats. Delivered admin-friendly update flows (results, announcements, photo galleries) using structured content models and validation in PostgreSQL, reducing manual update time by ~40%. Introduced automated quality gates with GitHub Actions CI/CD, including Jest unit tests, Playwright smoke tests, and linting to reduce regressions and accelerate releases. Improved reliability and troubleshooting with OpenTelemetry traces, Sentry error tracking, and dashboards/alerts, cutting mean

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Assurance IQ

October 1, 2021 - July 1, 2024

Developed customer-facing experiences using React and TypeScript, collaborating with product/design to deliver responsive, accessible UI patterns and reusable components. Implemented backend APIs in Node.js to support content-driven pages and transactional flows, integrating with internal services and enforcing consistent validation and error handling. Built a lightweight admin console for non-technical users with React, enabling safe updates to page content, images, and links with role-based permissions. Optimized web performance through code-splitting, caching strategies, and CDN configuration, improving Core Web Vitals and reducing median page load time by ~25%. Integrated third-party payments/checkout-style flows with secure token handling and server-side verification, aligning implementation with security best practices. Expanded automated testing with Jest, React Testing Library, and API tests, increasing coverage on critical paths and reducing escaped defects. Partnered with sta

Senior Software Developer at Modern Message

October 1, 2017 - October 1, 2021

Delivered multi-page marketing and membership-style websites using React and Node.js, focusing on maintainable page templates, SEO fundamentals, and responsive design. Implemented CMS-like content models and admin update workflows backed by PostgreSQL, enabling frequent updates to event pages, galleries, and announcements. Integrated rich media (embedded video, image galleries) with performance optimizations including lazy loading and CDN caching to keep pages fast on mobile devices. Built deployment pipelines with Docker and CI automation, standardizing environments and reducing release friction across multiple projects.

Junior Software Developer at MentorMate

March 1, 2015 - October 1, 2017

Implemented web features in JavaScript/TypeScript and HTML/CSS, translating designs into responsive pages and reusable UI components. Contributed to backend endpoints in Node.js and integrated third-party APIs for content and media, ensuring reliable error handling and input validation. Wrote unit and integration tests with Jest and participated in code reviews to improve maintainability and reduce defects.