Full-stack software engineer · Denver, CO

Zach Sykes

Production web applications, APIs, and internal tools with React, TypeScript, .NET, Azure, and SQL.

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • .NET
  • Production systems
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About

How I work

I own delivery across the stack — API contracts, service boundaries, deployment pipelines, and production health. Observability is part of shipping, not an afterthought: Grafana, Application Insights, GitHub Actions, and Azure Pipelines are how I keep releases safe and incidents diagnosable.

I collaborate directly with product, design, and business stakeholders to turn requirements into shipped features, invest in code review and mentoring, and use AI-augmented workflows (Copilot, Claude) where they measurably speed delivery. Based in Denver and open to hybrid roles for the right engineering team; experienced working effectively in remote environments.

Role fit

What I bring

  • Full-stack product engineering
  • Production API ownership
  • React/TypeScript frontend delivery
  • Backend systems across stacks
  • Observability and reliability
  • Internal tools and stakeholder-facing systems

Currently seeking

Currently looking for full-stack software engineering roles where I can own production features end-to-end — frontend through APIs and backend services — and partner directly with product, design, operations, or business stakeholders.

Featured projects

Selected projects

Deeper write-ups on selected work — with demos and source links where available.

Chat Demo

Portfolio assistant — production AI integration

I build production software; this assistant is one example — a streaming chat backed by a real ASP.NET Core API, structured data, and guardrails. Ask about my work, stack, or role fit.

Ask about my experience, projects, or what kind of role I'm looking for next. Answers are grounded in structured resume data — not live typing.

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Experience

Career so far.

  1. Full Stack Software Engineer

    June 2023 – present

    Forvis Mazars (remote)

    Build and maintain production web applications and APIs serving enterprise users — owning architecture, delivery, reliability, and operational health across the full stack. Highlights: end-to-end React/TypeScript/Next.js/.NET delivery; Planning Poker (WebSockets) from 0 to 1; shared component systems and API patterns across teams; CI/CD and observability (GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Grafana, Application Insights); stakeholder collaboration, mentoring, and AI-augmented workflows (Copilot, Claude).

  2. Freelance Full Stack Engineer

    2024 – present

    Calathea Web Design · Selected client work (remote)

    Part-time freelance practice outside full-time engineering work. Production websites and e-commerce for small-business clients — from discovery through deployment. Own UI/UX, implementation, backend integrations, custom CMS creation when clients need tailored editorial workflows, and hosting on Vercel.

  3. Kitchen Manager

    2012 – 2022

    Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company

    Earlier career: led kitchen operations for a 40+ person team, including hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, and performance management.

  4. Software Engineering Bootcamp

    Graduated

    General Assembly

    Career change from operations leadership into software engineering.

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Contact

Email is the fastest way to reach me.

For hiring or anything that needs a real thread, email or LinkedIn is best. The chat here reads from structured resume data—it isn't a direct line to me.

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