# Joel G.

> Software Engineer

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/joelg1

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Apex Systems
Jan 2020 – Present | Chicago, Illinois, United States
Contractor who specializes in Node.js backend and distributed systems

### Senior Software Engineer - Apex Systems Contractor @ Biamp
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Worked with Electron and Node.js, building embedded software projects for Biamp's new conferencing hardware.

### Lead Instructor/Learning Experience Designer @ General Assembly
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States
As a lead instructor, I was responsible for creating lesson plans, delivering lectures, and coaching students as they progress on their learning journeys. I taught students fundamentals of software engineering focusing on full-stack web development. As a learning experience designer, I designed and managed the delivery of the curriculum for General Assembly’s enterprise clients as well as direct-to-consumer coding boot camps, focusing on distributed systems, DevOps, and modern engineering in node.js and python

### Senior Software Engineer - Apex Systems Contractor @ Walmart eCommerce
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
Senior backend Node engineer for scan-and-go product

### Senior Software Engineer - Apex Systems Contractor @ BMW Technology Corporation
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Chicago, Illinois, United States

### Application Architect @ 3Cloud
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Chicago Area
As an application architect, I was responsible for planning and executing application builds for 3Cloud’s clients. I worked closely with client stakeholders and engineers to delivery development work in Node.js, C# .net Core and React.

### Solution Architect @ Slalom
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Chicago Area
As a solution architect I acted as technical leadership for custom development work, leading technical engagements, planning backlogs and hands on implementation.

### Consultant @ Slalom
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Chicago Area
As a consultant at Slalom, I worked on a technical implementation teams for custom development work in the Node/angular/c#. We worked on product focused projects frequently collaborating with client teams.

### Web Developer @ WellRight
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Chicago, Illinois
As a web developer I maintained and developed new features for the platform, working closely with QA, Product, and client support teams. I created a mass email system that sent hundreds of thousands of custom HTML emails a month. These emails were customizable using modified handlebars.js. We worked with angular/node/AWS/C#/NoSQL

### Developer @ One North Interactive
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Chicago Area
As a web developer I worked on development of large CMS sites on tight sprint deadlines. I worked in Angular, React and C# using frameworks like node.js, keystone.js and sitecore.
I balanced multiple clients with careful time management.

### Consultant @ Clarity Consulting
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | 20 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
I worked as a software engineer for Clarity Consulting’s clients. I was responsible for feature development on small agile teams. I worked on a variety of projects from legacy webforms, to then modern, .net MVC and WebAPI. I worked heavily on frontend work, using early angular.js, backbone.js and knockout.js.

### Summer technical analyst @ JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Columbus
Summer internship


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
Bowling Green State University
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22