Joshua Strickland

Joshua Strickland

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Senior Full‑Stack Engineer | React/TypeScript & React Native | Node.js · Python · Rust | LLM Orchestration & Evaluation (LangChain/LangGraph)
California, United States

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  • Xai
    Senior Software Engineer
    Xai
    Aug 2024 - Current (1 year 11 months)
  • Zapier
    Full Stack Engineer
    Zapier
    Aug 2022 - Aug 2024 (2 years 1 month)
    Engineered on Zapier Canvas, participated in full-stack development from React/TypeScript UI to Python/Node.js back end. Helped evolve the product into an AI-powered workflow tool by integrating LLM orchestration, while driving performance gains and robust testing. · Led React/TypeScript development for Zapier Canvas with real‑time collaboration; integrated Liveblocks to enable multi‑user editing. · Built Python services for Canvas artifacts; integrated LangChain to translate natural‑language descriptions to automations; introduced safe retries and hand‑offs, cutting setup time ~50%. · Scaled orchestration with LangGraph (2024) and surfaced agent progress/hand‑offs in UI; reduced automation errors ~30%. · Improved core UI responsiveness by
  • Notion
    Software Engineer
    Notion
    Jan 2020 - Jun 2022 (2 years 6 months)
    Helped build and improve the all-in-one note and planning app during its big growth spurt, focusing on smooth screens and quick syncing for remote teams. Used React for interactive pages, Node for real-time updates, and Python for data sorting. · Tweaked React for faster page loads and edits in early 2020, cutting delays by 15% as daily users surged amid remote work shift. · Built Node handlers for live shared doc updates, keeping changes reliable without overwrites during peak growth. · Added Python analyzers to suggest templates from user trends, helping new sign-ups set up quicker. · Led React updates to sharing features, launching beta in summer 2021 that sped invites by 20% as users hit 20 million. · Polished mobile web views with Reac
  • Lexus
    Full Stack Engineer
    Lexus
    Sep 2016 - Dec 2019 (3 years 4 months)
    Worked on software for connected car features and the mobile app, blending user screens with back-end systems to make driving safer and easier. Used React and React Native for interactive displays and app interfaces, Node.js for quick data handling, and Python for checks and reports. · Led React updates to in-car screens for navigation and media, cutting load times by 10% in 2018 to help drivers stay focused. · Modernized dealer login and session flows; resolved sync issues and unblocked a deadline‑driven launch. · Built React Native features for the mobile app, like status checks and remote controls, working on both iPhone and Android from one code base. · Used Node.js connections for real-time features like remote start via the app, ensur
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  • ITT Technical Institute
    Bachelor of Science, Computational Science
    ITT Technical Institute
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2016 (3 years 1 month)