> Josh Gummersall
I'm inspired by difficult technical problems and am obsessed with customer experience and impact. I thrive in ambiguous situations by leveraging strong first principles thinking and leading by example.
> Skills
- Expert in Javascript, Typescript, proficient in Golang, Python, and Shell scripting
- Building products and developer tools with React, Node.js, Browser Extensions, Postgres, and Kubernetes
- Growing teams by interviewing, mentoring, and managing engineers
- Proficient with AI-assisted development tools including Claude Code and Codex — Skills, MCPs, and Planning
> Experience
Senior Engineering Manager
Engineering manager of the Javascript Platform team. Own the roadmap, grow engineers through mentorship, and drive technical investments in Next.js, React, React Query, and Chrome Extensions. Highlights include bundle (Webpack) and CI (Jenkins) optimization, Java-to-Typescript code generation, and AI-powered tooling — automating workflows with AI Skills, building MCPs for developer tools, and optimizing CLI and repo structure for agent-first development.
Principal Engineering Manager
Managed a team building a SaaS chatbot with React, Redux, Blazor, and Web Assembly. Hands-on contributions to monorepo tooling — bundling (Webpack), testing (Jest), and code quality (eslint, prettier). Gave internal tech talks on Typescript and React.
Senior Software Engineer
Lead engineer on Bot Framework Typescript — a 20+ package monorepo with 100k+ weekly downloads. Dramatically cut CI duration and flakiness; added tooling (yarn workspaces) and automation (Mocha, eslint, prettier, GitHub Actions) for code quality.
Senior Software Engineer
Lead engineer on infrastructure and developer tooling, shipping tools and services in Golang, Rust, and Python.
Founding Engineer
Built initial backend (Terraform, Google Cloud Platform) and mobile app (Dart, Flutter) for contact tracing service. Featured in Geekwire, CNBC, and others.
Principal Consultant
Developed web apps and services (React, Redux, Golang) deployed on Kubernetes (Terraform, Google Cloud Platform).