# Zachary Kaplan

> Software Developer

Location: Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zacharykaplan

Backend Engineer with over two and a half years of experience in the development of multiple enterprise applications, with a focus in Java.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Jellyfish
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Iterated the onboarding journey based on customer feedback with product and design
Helped improve and support the SSO implementation
Facilitated weekly organization wide meetings
Led discussions on testing philosophy
Mentored and paired with engineers that were new to Python/Back End development

### Senior Software Engineer @ HubSpot
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Maintained and improved multiple core microservices
--- Including the renderer for every Hubspot CMS website including Hubspot.com
--- Mid-day production releases, validation, and rollback is necessary
--- Listened directly to user feedback to add features into our code based
Work with customer service to solve customer issues including addressing bugs and improper documentation
Supported and updated HUBL interpretation, proprietary templating language
Mentored new programmers

### Senior Application Developer @ Ally
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Maintained and improved legacy code base containing core business logic for an investment platform
--- Addressed bugs and production issues in a timely manner
--- Proactively identified features to migrate into microservice architecture
Architected and implemented new features, including instantaneous money transfers 
Developed in an agile environment
Created and implemented a companywide java community
--- Mentored fellow java developers
--- Member of the core Java pull request/standards review team
--- Led discussion on companywide decisions (standards, ci/cd implementation)
--- Presented key concepts to the community (i.e. testing)
Designed and developed microservices using Spring Boot
Reviewed and analyzed requirements for new features with the internal product team to determine acceptance criteria
Collaborated with outside partners to establish acceptance criteria and address post release issues
Focused on team effectiveness
---Peer programmed
---Lead educational demonstrations on architecture and goals for the future
---Celebrated small and big accomplishments with baked goods for the team

### Delivery Consultant @ Levvel.io
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Charlotte, North Carolina
Developed an Imbedded Application for the Medical Industry
--- Worked in C++ and Bash to develop an application to be hosted on a pill dispenser
--- Connected with multiple Bluetooth devises
Developed a Puppet Infrastructure in a Fortune 100 Bank
--- Enforced proper agile philosophies
--- Updated and maintained puppet files to setup the infrastructure
Developed Java Spring Boot Application to facilitate Peer-to-Peer Money Transfers
--- Java backend utilized JMS to manage and help consume SOAP messages while also integrating into an existing bank infrastructure
--- Used JPA and Hibernate to create and maintain data transfer objects and database relationships
Developed an Insurance Application
--- Spring Boot rest-based greenfield application
Developed Real-Time Payment Application
--- Xml application-based application leveraging JPA and hibernate to log information from incoming and outgoing messages


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mathematics and Computer Science
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zachary-kaplan-84830617b

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Last updated: 2026-03-31