About

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Iโ€™m a full-stack software engineer working remotely somewhere in the US. I love baseball, photography, and pineapples. You can find me elsewhere on Mastodon, or reach out directly via email: josh@lightpohl.me.

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Timeline

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.

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.

Released podcast-dl

April 2020

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

Yap Launched

December 2019 ยท Screenshot

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.

VICE Redesign Launched

May 2019 ยท Screenshot

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.

Joined Postlight as a Full-Stack Engineer

December 2018

Joined USAA as 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.

Graduated from UTSA

May 2016

Earned a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science.