Zach McCoy
Full-Stack Software Engineer
End-to-end feature development across modern frontend and backend systems.About
City
Nashville, TN
Education
Belmont University
Bachelor of Science in Audio Engineering Technology
Skills
TypeScript
Python
React
Django
Node
NextJS
Expo
Tailwind
Material UI
Postgres
Summary
Full-stack software engineer with React and TypeScript expertise and strong backend experience in Django and Node.js. I build scalable, maintainable systems and modernize applications through clean architecture and thoughtful API design. I focus on end-to-end feature ownership across frontend and backend, taking on deeper system complexity and architectural responsibility.
Experience
Quantum Health - Senior Software Engineer
January 2026 to Present
- Served as technical lead for a cross-functional pod of React, React Native, backend, and QA engineers, driving end-to-end delivery of complex product initiatives.
- Designed secure, scalable system architectures and guided technical implementation across member-facing web and mobile applications.
- Contributed to enterprise architecture decisions spanning microservices, shared design systems, and centralized OAuth 2.0 authentication and authorization.
Embold Health - Software Developer
June 2023 to January 2026
- Led application-level performance and architecture improvements across a large React + Django system, including code splitting that reduced the initial JavaScript bundle by ~72% and improved first contentful paint by 66% and time to interactive by 28%.
- Modernized state management and system reliability by migrating from Context-based global state to Redux Toolkit, improving render efficiency, debuggability, authentication clarity across 30 of 38 client deployments, centralized analytics via middleware, and backend test coverage to prevent reward-claim abuse.
- Designed and implemented an embeddable application model using secure, origin-restricted cross-window messaging, enabling the product to scale from 30+ to 500+ production clients by integrating into a parent platform following company acquisition.
- Built and maintained backend integrations and workflows in Django/DRF, including a complex health-plan integration with dynamic configuration management, asynchronous request polling, and mock data support for demos and sales simulations.
Nomi Travel - Software Developer
May 2022 to September 2022
- Built full-stack web applications using React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB in a startup environment.
- Designed REST APIs and delivered end-to-end features across frontend and backend systems.
Justin Moore - Stage Manager, Monitor Engineer, Audio Tech
May 2013 to June 2023
- Progressed from intern to Stage Manager, leading crews of 5–15 people and coordinating large-scale live events.
- Developed strong instincts for reliability, preparation, and incident response in high-pressure, time-critical environments.