# Seth Herr

> web worker

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sethherr

Experienced software developer, focused on solving real world problems. I also like bikes and books.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Give Lively
Jan 2023 – Present

### CTO @ Tranzito
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Developed Tranzito’s bike parking platform, integrated with existing physical hardware and improved reliability. Modernized the application and integrated core business functionality with external SaaS products.

Led the company in its successful bid for the Los Angeles Street Furniture RFP (winning the project), grew the development team, found and hired the new CTO.

### Adviser @ Tranzito
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
Advised Tranzito (known as Bike Hub at the time) on technology matters.

### Full-time CTO @ Bike Index
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | https://bikeindex.org
Added important functionality including bike shop Point of Sale integrations and paid organization features. Built an OpenID integration between Bike Index and GlobalID.

Hired and managed a developer. Transitioned Bike Index into a larger, self-sustaining organization.

### Lead Backend Engineer @ Spin Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
Maintained back end for tens of thousands of internet connected bicycles, managing deployment, reviewing code and architecting the API. Migrated from just bicycles to supporting scooters & ebikes.
Built internal tooling for vehicle operations (tracking, repair, activation, rebalancing).

### Senior Full Stack Developer @ Papertrail Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
Created developer tooling, organized pairing, worked on very high availability, large scale systems.

### CTO @ Sokowatch
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Helped guide finding the smallest set of features required to get product to market, shipped it. Created the API, secured with OAuth2, documented with Swagger, built with TDD. Learned from and mentored the existing development team.
Went to Nairobi to for a month to interact with and learn from our customers.

### Senior Developer (Contract) @ Sokowatch
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Chicago

### Mentor @ theFirehoseProject
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Teaching programming to new programmers.

### Developer @ Tall Green Tree Inc.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Evanston, IL
Planned, architected and developed internet applications. Learned how to deliver minimum viable products, work with clients and maintain long-running projects.

### Development Apprentice @ One Design Company
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Chicago
Learned to program. Also changed lightbulbs and moved furniture. It was a good deal.


## Education
### B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature
Earlham College


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-01