Joshua Masen | Software Engineer

I've been building stuff on the web for over 10 years. While I was in college studying graphic design, I taught myself to code and started building websites for freelance clients. By the time I earned my degree, I realized I was super passionate about writing code and creating on the web, so I started my career in web development.

Here's what I've been up to since then, in resume-style reverse chronological order:

Workshop
- Senior Software Engineer
  January 2021 - Present
  At Workshop, we're building delightful internal email marketing software. I work primarily on the front end of our (Ruby on Rails) application, using Vue.
  - Ruby on Rails
  - JavaScript
  - HTML
  - CSS
  - Tailwind
  - Vue
  - Pinia
Flywheel
- Front-end Engineer (Product)
  June 2019 - January 2021
  On the Product team at Flywheel I worked on the Flywheel hosting application built with Ruby on Rails. I was responsible for the HTML, CSS, and JS, and I worked closely with designers and backend engineers to create delightful experiences for Flywheel customers.
  - Ruby on Rails
  - JavaScript
  - HTML
  - CSS
  - Vue
- Front-end Engineer (Marketing)
  May 2016 - June 2019
  As a Front-End Engineer on the Marketing team I was responsible for developing various Flywheel marketing sites, typically on WordPress. I worked closely with designers and content creators to rebuild our blog. I also acted as a technical resource for the team and integrated marketing and analytics software to help track and meet business goals.
  - WordPress
  - PHP
  - MySQL
  - HTML
  - CSS
  - JavaScript
  - Vue
- WordPress Course Instructor
  April 2016 - June 2016
  As part of a partnership with Flywheel and Interface Web School (now AIM Code School), I instructed a class of students on the basics of web development, and introduced them to custom theme development in WordPress. Students developed real-world final projects for local non-profit businesses.
  - WordPress
  - PHP
  - MySQL
  - HTML
  - CSS
  - JavaScript
- Happiness Engineer
  January 2014 - May 2016
  As the first full-time hire and first Happiness Engineer at Flywheel, my job was to understand our product deeply, sell it to new users, and support it for existing customers. I answered support requests via email and phone, and solved problems for customers related to WordPress and the Flywheel hosting product.
  - WordPress
  - PHP
  - MySQL
  - HTML
  - CSS
  - JavaScript
Webster
- Web/Interactive Designer
  October 2012 - December 2014
  Research, plan, design and develop web and interactive solutions for a variety of clients. From initial consultation, to content strategy, low and high fidelity prototypes, content management system integrations, quality control, and production launch, I help clients create or redefine their presence online.
  - Content strategy
  - UI Design
  - UX Design
  - Wireframing
  - Prototyping
  - HTML
  - CSS
  - JavaScript
  - WordPress
Oriental Trading Company
- Web Designer
  November 2010 - September 2012
  Developed and implemented front-end solutions that supported the user experience strategy. This included information architecture (wireframing, low fidelity prototypes), user interface design (high fidelity prototypes), and interaction design (HTML/CSS/JS).
  - UI Design
  - UX Design
  - Wireframing
  - Prototyping
  - HTML
  - CSS
  - JavaScript

Workshop

Senior Software Engineer

Flywheel

Front-end Engineer (Product)

Front-end Engineer (Marketing)

WordPress Course Instructor

Happiness Engineer

Webster

Web/Interactive Designer

Oriental Trading Company

Web Designer