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Hey, I’m Josh Pohl.

I’m a full-stack software engineer working remotely somewhere in the US. I have a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science and have been coding professionally since 2016. I love running, photography, and container queries.

Find me elsewhere on Mastodon and Instagram, or reach out directly via email: josh@lightpohl.me.

Milestones

Yum Admin Launched

December 2022

A full store, menu, and device management system is deployed to its first store. Technologies include TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and Postgres.

Joined Yum as a Senior Full-Stack Engineer

July 2022

Moved to Oahu

June 2022

Looking for change of pace after living through the pandemic in San Antonio, my partner and I make the brash decision to move to Oahu.

A view of the ocean taken from the road near Diamond Head Beach Park. A couple walking along the beach below. Small waves dotted with surfers and a tiny sailboat off in the distance.

Cameo Live Launched

September 2021

A small crew and I built a platform for stars to digitally host meet-and-greets, wrap parties, and other types of events. Powered by TypeScript, React, MongoDB, and Agora.

Joined Cameo as a Senior Full-Stack Engineer

June 2021

Mercury CMS for the MTA Launched

July 2020

Our team created a new custom CMS to manage and deploy service alerts to social media, other mobile apps, and to informational screens within NYC stations and trains. Built with PostGraphile, TypeScript, React, and ProseMirror.

The Mercury CMS dashboard showing alerts and a preview of how they appear on informational screens.

Released podcast-dl

April 2020

Released an open-source CLI for downloading and archiving podcasts.

Yap Launched

December 2019

Developed the front-end for Yap with TypeScript, React, and Emotion. The web client connects to a Phoenix channel for chatting, and the host of the room is able to share livestreams and videos to all participants.

The landing page for yap.chat

VICE Redesign Launched

May 2019

Assisted VICE front-end engineering team with site redesign using TypeScript, Express, and React. Work included new templates and pages, reusable components, and an overhaul of their API to GraphQL.

The VICE games section after the redesign launch.

Joined Postlight as a Full-Stack Engineer

December 2018

Joined USAA as a Front-End Engineer

August 2016

Built a suite of reusable UI components in JavaScript and React to encompass their new design language. These components are used in many applications across USAA.