# Mitch Joa

> Technical Lead at Wizehire

Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mitchjoa

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Ruby on Rails, Ruby, JavaScript, Typescript React.JS, Golang, and Vim. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Computer Science from University of Michigan.

## Work Experience
### Technical Lead @ Wizehire
Jan 2023 – Present
* Led the expansion engineering team focused on unlocking TAM
* Architected integrations with HRIS systems requiring strict security audits
* Improved engineering org efficiency and knowledge sharing by streamlining process

### Senior Software Engineer @ Wizehire
Jan 2023 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ Yottled
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Michigan, United States
** Acquired by WizeHire in August 2023

* Built out Authorization framework leading to growth toward mid market customers
* Created developer tooling to ease transition to GitOps and Kubernetes
* Implemented opt-in Notification system across delivery channels

### Senior Software Engineer @ StockX
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | United States
* Implemented tax compliance and auditing functionality for domestic and cross-border transactions
* Rearchitected legacy Matching implementation to account for new business needs like "All-In Pricing, cross-border trade restrictions, and scaling 10-100x (600+ req/s)
* Leveraged Kafka to create pipeline of services to recalculate the state of the market for each of the 230 "All-In Zones"
* Member of Golang council to define best practices and standards
* Created internal tooling to generate dynamic pricing for buyers and sellers based on location, product, and user activity

### Software Engineer @ StockX
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Detroit, MI

### Software Engineer II @ Yello.co
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Chicago Area
•  Create and tune a scheduling algorithm powered by calendar data from Google Calendar/Office365 APIs
•  Rebuild Elastic Search indices to facilitate faster search times and a more consistent search experience
•  Introduce React into a Ruby on Rails application, including component architecture and testing frameworks
•  Bring new technologies to the engineering team through lunch and learns and leading workshops including Docker, GraphQL, and Swagger documentation
•  Maintain existing SQL-heavy API and implement new internal API to power React front-end
•  Mentored the students in Yello's capstone program at Michigan State University

### Software Engineer I @ Yello.co
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater Chicago Area

### SLC Support Staff @ University of Michigan
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Ann Arbor, Michigan
•	Deployed equipment and created instructional documentation.
•	Designed info cards for lab events and programs.
•	Developed database application to record tutor information and ratings using MySQL and PHP.

### App Dev/QA Intern @ Urban Science
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Detroit, MI
•	Developed tools to compare datasets between development environments in C#, SQL, and SSIS.
•	Integrated proprietary installer into application code to improve deployment time.
•	Upgraded applications from legacy software to updated, proprietary frameworks.

### Database Architecture Intern @ Decypher Corp
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Berkley, Michigan
•	Developed complex queries in TSQL to predict and report employee performance for Allstate Insurance.
•	Implemented front end in .NET for insurance policy correction application.
•	Researched project management solutions and developed appreciation for lean business workflow.

### Intern @ synectics media
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Royal Oak, Michigan
•	Tracked and reported search engine optimization projects.
•	Generated reports on competitors including summarizing published research.
•	Participated in group critiques of webpage design including senior designers and my own.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
University of Michigan
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22