Zach Vaillancourt

Successfully led a team to deliver a major feature under a critical deadline, integrating with a third-party API developed specifically for our needs in a strategic partnership. Coordinated closely with the partner company during the development of their API. This success resulted in a $100,000+ increase in revenue. Initiated and led integration of TanStack for frontend caching, vastly increasing

Built and led the development of various web application MVPs from scratch, including a note-taking app that graphically renders a hierarchical tree of notes, enhanced by the integration of OpenAI and an asynchronous video job application platform. Supported end-to-end development as needed, delivering new features sets and enhancing existing ones.

Built end-to-end features sets by creating migrations, models and controllers in Rails and using a GraphQL layer to query or mutate data from the React / TypeScript frontend, utilizing TDD (RSpec, Cypress Jest). Designed data tables to ensure sync between accounting software (ie Quickbooks) and our bill pay platform.

Designed and implemented end-to-end feature sets by creating migrations, models controllers in Rails and translating Figma designs into a React UI. Employed Test-Driven Development (TDD) using RSpec, Cypress Jest managed feature rollouts with feature flags to ensure seamless deployment and testing.

Studied Physics at the University of California - Santa Barbara from 2016 to 2020. Gained a strong foundation in scientific principles and analytical thinking.