# Derek Z.

> Interested in solving big problems with software - Let’s chat!

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/derekz

Looking for a seed or series A company.

I will need compensation in terms of BOTH salary and equity (either in $ or as a percentage) if you expect me to respond.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ See description
Jan 2016 – Present
Working on various side projects

### AI Native Founding Engineer @ Stealth Startup
Jan 2025 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area
AI first frontend architect working with Next.js (React.js, Tailwind, Storybook, Playwright).
Coding with Cursor and Claude Code.
Introduced core frontend concepts, made core library decisions, and wrote all frontend tests.

### Senior Staff Software Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
Jan 2020 – Jan 2025 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Joined via acquisition of Expanse

Frontend focused.
• Was frontend lead for 4 teams at Palo Alto Networks
• Worked with multiple tech leads, product managers, and designers to break down projects into digestible frontend tasks for the team
• Advised and mentored engineers around AngularJS, component styling, and library refactoring
• Mostly used AngularJS, Typescript, SCSS + Tailwind for frontend product development. Worked with Jenkins, Docker, Google Cloud Console, and MySQL for backend tasks and deployment.
• Emily Dann Manager Review (FY23) - "I have really appreciated Derek’s attention to detail throughout the PCS reports project and the way he has continuously asked for clarification on things from design + product. As already mentioned, Derek is by far the most Sr. frontend engineer on the team, so certain things tend to get missed if Derek does not bring them up."

### Senior Staff Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks @ Expanse
Jan 2019 – Jan 2025 | Greater New York City Area
Acquired by Palo Alto Networks

Frontend focused.
• Used React.js, Redux, Redux-Sagas for the majority of the view logic (some AngularJS)
• Used ES6, TypeScript, and SCSS to code in.
• Used Webpack, Grunt, and Babel for transpiling and building
• Used Enzyme, Mocha, and Cypress for testing
• Helped transform much of the codebase from AngularJS to React.js
• Worked with product to plan features for each project
• Worked with design to add and style components to the component library
• Wrote process and good practices documentation for other developers
• Attended and assisted in engineering recruiting efforts at out of state university job fairs

### Senior Software Engineer @ Expanse
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Expanse
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area


## Education
### Computer Science in B.S., Computer Science
UCLA


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yiziz

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Source: https://flows.cv/derekz
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/derekz/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-23