# Derek Wierson

> Senior Software Engineer at Yext

Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/derekwierson

Full-Stack web developer with a passion for creating value for the end user.  Experienced with Node, React, Gatsby, Express, and PostgreSQL. I am always excited to learn new technologies and design patterns! Feel free to reach out to me, I would love to grab some coffee, a beer, or lunch anytime!

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Yext
Jan 2024 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ Hearsay Systems (Acquired by Yext)
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Greater Seattle Area

### Software Engineer @ Hearsay Systems
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Lead Web Developer @ WaFd Bank
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Boise, Idaho Area
- Rebrand site from Washington Federal to WaFd Bank
- Work with marketing to optimize SEO opportunities
- Lead team of six front-end developers to migrate main site off of legacy ASP.NET Framework CMS
- Implement new site using Gatsby/React and Strapi CMS
- Architect site infrastructure on AWS(EC2, Lambda, S3, Cloudfront), including dev/test/prod environments
- Architect deployment pipelines in Azure Devops, increasing production deployments from once a week to multiple daily.

### Frontend Web Developer @ Accretive Technology Group
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Seattle Area
- Use React and Redux to build highly interactive web applications

### Software Developer @ Azuqua (Acquired by Okta)
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area
- Developed, maintained, and documented library of over two hundred SaaS application integrations into Azuqua's integration and automation platform
- Researched and created integration designs based upon client and business needs
- Improved test coverage from 0% to 80% across our top twenty integrations
- Managed overseas team of six developers

### Web Development Resident Instructor @ Galvanize Inc
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Seattle Area
- Lectured on current standards of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, Node, Express...
- Developed internal tools for the instructional team
- Worked one-on-one with students to solidify understanding of CS material and concepts
- Planned, updated, and reviewed lesson plans and student exercises


## Education
### Web Development
Galvanize
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

### General Studies
Olympic College
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/derek-wierson
- GitHub: https://github.com/DerekWW

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Last updated: 2026-03-22