Hi, my name is

Joshua Parsons

Full-stack developer, people-first leader.

I'm a full-stack developer specializing in Ruby on Rails and React, with a passion for building great teams and shipping quality software.

01. About Me

Hello! I'm Josh, a passionate full-stack developer based in Syracuse, UT. I enjoy creating things that live on the internet, whether that be websites, applications, or anything in between.

My main focus these days is building accessible, human-centered products with Ruby on Rails and React. I love the challenge of turning ideas into reality through clean, efficient code.

02. Work Experience

Director of Development

Jul 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos
Kadince Remote

Direct and oversee 20+ developers in improving code quality, reducing reported issues, and increasing productivity

Organize and lead standup, sprint review, retrospective, weekly team training, and monthly leadership training

Coordinate with product team to plan and prioritize roadmap items and groom backlog

Strategize with customer support team to improve communication and teamwork

Optimized development team productivity through implementing and customizing scrum methodology, agile principles, and best practices

Resolved 305 reported issues and completed 27 stories

Enhanced geocoder application with containerization, Helm charts for EKS deployment, and batch processing optimizations

Proposed and implemented service layer architecture to reduce model complexity and bugs

Ruby on Rails React Kubernetes AWS EKS Helm CircleCI Bitbucket Pipelines Jira

Lead Web Developer

Jan 2020 - Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Kadince Ogden, UT · On-site

Led team of developers in adding comprehensive test coverage to application

Owned library and package updates, improving overall security and performance

Enhanced forms with custom fields and multi-page functionality with dynamic conditions

Implemented CSV import/update/delete tool with field mapping across associations

Migrated application from MySQL to PostgreSQL

Resolved 182 reported issues and completed 56 stories

Ruby on Rails React RSpec Cypress FactoryBot Dry-validation PostgreSQL

Web Developer

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs
Kadince Ogden, UT · On-site

Implemented microservice to geocode addresses and return tract details

Led migration from Rails views to React components, owning all form functionality

Built complex form system with auto-population, modals, search fields, and dependent filtering

Helped migrate Rails controllers to GraphQL types and field definitions

Implemented new subscription module with reusable form components

Resolved 114 reported issues and completed 37 stories

Ruby on Rails React Redux Apollo GraphQL PostgreSQL PostGIS HERE Maps API

Junior Web Developer

May 2017 - Dec 2017 · 8 mos
Kadince Ogden, UT · On-site

Form updates and enhancements including label, style updates, and auto-populate features

Performed column merge across multiple tables with data migration

Refactored and implemented email notification system with sustainable patterns

Resolved 23 reported issues and completed 6 stories

Ruby on Rails ActiveRecord ActiveJob ActionMailer AngularJS MySQL Haml

9-Year Journey at Kadince

Career Progression

Junior Web Developer (2017)

Web Developer (2018-2019)

Lead Web Developer (2020-2022)

Director of Development (2022-Present)

Impact

624 Issues Resolved

126 Stories Completed

3rd Developer → Leading 12+ Developers

Continuous Learning & Growth

03. Projects

Project One

Coming soon - Description of an awesome project you've built.

Ruby on Rails React PostgreSQL

Project Two

Coming soon - Another impressive project showcase.

Node.js TypeScript MongoDB

Project Three

Coming soon - Yet another cool project.

Python Django React

More projects coming soon. Check back later!

04. Skills

Languages

Ruby JavaScript SQL

Frameworks & Libraries

Rails React Tailwind CSS

Tools & Technologies

Git PostgreSQL Redis Kubernetes AWS

Other

REST APIs CI/CD Testing Agile/Scrum

Always learning and exploring new technologies to build better solutions.

05. Get In Touch

I'm currently looking for new opportunities and interesting projects. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!

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