# Zak Ismail

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zak

Full-stack engineer focused on building real products — not just features.

4+ years experience across backend systems, frontend applications, and architecture decisions.

Always interested in ambitious projects.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Ohara
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
• Help built and maintained the full infrastructure for a production AI powered platform that enables users to create fully functional web apps using natural language.
• Researched and evaluated cutting edge AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, etc.), staying up to date with new advancements in LLMs, APIs, and related technologies to guide product development.
• Contributed to the design and authoring of AI instruction sets, prompts, and tooling that powered the app’s generative workflows.
• Developed and integrated front-end features with NEXT.js.
• Collaborated cross-functionally to align research, engineering, and product direction, ensuring the AI capabilities and platform architecture met both technical and user needs.

### Software Engineer @ Series
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | California, United States
• Designed and developed full-stack features for a financial services platform using Node.js microservices, Next.js, and PostgreSQL, supporting scalable and secure banking workflows
• Directly led backend architecture initiatives, including database schema design, data modeling, and service boundary definition
• Integrated and evaluated third-party financial APIs and services (payments, compliance, banking infrastructure), directly coordinating with external vendors to ensure secure and reliable integrations
• Partnered directly with customers to deliver customized banking solutions, translating business requirements into technical implementations
• Played a key role in migrating the platform from a monolithic backend to a modular microservices architecture
• Contributed to end-to-end product delivery, from architecture planning and infrastructure setup to frontend implementation and deployment

### Software Engineer @ Scout
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, CA
• Complete oversight over the back-end Node.js application including a Postgres database and integrated services. (Auth0, Sentry, etc.) 
• Maintained a consistent 80% code coverage using Jest and Github CI across all team projects.
• Implemented error reporting into our API and React projects using Sentry.
• Designed and implemented complex database relationship models. 
• Swiftly learned new frameworks and technologies to jump into team projects.

### Technician @ TOWN & COUNTRY BUS COMPANY
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Wayne NJ
• Served as the go-to for day-to-day technical tasks including printing, computer maintenance, storage, backup/restore, and general software browsing.
• Responsible for purchasing new equipment and transferring files to new computers after a power outage caused hardware failure throughout the office.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zak-ismail-26707418a

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Source: https://flows.cv/zak
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/zak/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-20