My name is Zach Azar (he/him) and this is my homepage. I'm a software engineer and technology entrepreneur living in Albuquerque, NM. I'm currently taking a sabbatical and exploring my hometown after being on the west coast for the past 6 years.

I've been developing software for 10+ years and have earned my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science. In 2016, I was a technical co-founder (it didn't blast off, unfortunately) but then I joined BuildingConnected and was able to experience real startup growth in San Francisco 🚀. Starting as a full-stack engineer when the business had ~30 employees, I ramped up to lead a team of engineers and then became an Engineering Manager helping to train other managers and scale the engineering organization. Meanwhile, I was overseeing engineering for our subcontractor product (Bid Board) and worked closely with Product and Design leads.

It's been a whirlwind! After we were acquired by Autodesk in 2019 with ~230 employees, I decided to return to the technical track and worked remotely out of Seattle in various technical roles including as a Platform Team lead and a consultant (similar to a Software Architect) for teams looking to scale their web applications. Check out my résumé page to see all of the skills that I've picked up along the way.

In my free time, I enjoy biking around the city and taking day trips with my wife and dog 🐶. Feel free to reach out if I can help you with anything!