Hector Polanco

Hector Polanco

Hector Polanco

Director of Engineering @ Nowsta

I am inspired by complex systems and how technological decisions impact the economy at-large. I've been into technology since I could fire up a 56K modem, log into AIM, and (allegedly) browse through catalogues of music on Napster.

2025 — NowNowstaDirector of Engineering

2025 — Now

New York, New York, United States

2020 — NowNowstaSenior Software Engineer - Tech Lead

2020 — Now

New York, New York, United States

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Work on several products, ranging from SPAs to mobile applications, which leverage JavaScript, React, Node.js, Rails, Python, Postgres, AWS, Pusher, and Docker

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Develop external and internal facing APIs for our third-party partners and mobile team

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Manage and contribute to project planning, scoping, architectural design discussions, technical support to internal team, code reviews, and production bug triaging

2015 — 2020NowstaStrategy and Operations

2015 — 2020

New York, New York, United States

2020 — 2021Recent ProjectsFull-Stack Software Engineer, Mobile Finance App

2020 — 2021

New York, New York, United States

Technologies used: React Native, Rails, D3.js, Redux

2020 — 2020Recent ProjectsFull-Stack Software Engineer, Chatroom.io

2020 — 2020

New York, New York, United States

Technologies used: React, Node.js, Pusher API

Education

Columbia University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)