Zach Russell
Software Engineer
ex-WhopZex-Zruss LLCI’m Zach, a software engineer and entrepreneur who’s spent the past 8+ years turning interesting technical challenges into real, profitable products.
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I’ve built and scaled high-volume SaaS platforms, led engineering teams of up to 45 people, and created automation tools handling millions of transactions across industries like ticketing and My main areas of expertise include: • Backend Engineering: js, Python, microservices architecture • Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS services, Docker, CI/CD • Automation & Machine Learning: Building intelligent systems that optimize pricing, data management, and workflows • Leadership & Team Building: Hiring, mentoring, and guiding distributed teams through rapid growth phasesI’m passionate about practical engineering and building products that scale effortlessly, solving problems that matter, and continuously learning. I’m currently exploring new opportunities where I can contribute to a talented team, help shape technical strategy, and grow alongside passionate Always happy to connect! Feel free to reach out!
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- CONSIGNRJOB
- Senior Software Eng1Y 1M
Senior Software Engineer
Consignr
Architected and deployed an end-to-end data pipeline for automated pricing of millions of consignment items, reducing manual pricing overhead. Engineered custom web crawlers to aggregate product data from disparate sources, implementing robust data normalization pipelines to ensure consistency across millions of records. Designed and implemented vector embeddings and similarity search infrastructure, enabling image-to-product matching for inventory identification and pricing automation.
- WHOPJOB
- GTM Eng3M
GTM Engineer
Whop
- ZRUSSJOB
- Founder2Y 6M
Founder
Zruss LLC
Pioneered a machine-learning powered pricing model leveraging real-time sales data from 5 platforms that optimized concert ticket resale values, resulting in an increase of 20% in profit margins. Developed full-stack internal tools with React, Typescript and AWS ultimately reducing manual pricing updates to less than 0.5% with sub 100ms latency. Implemented high-throughput APIs and real-time monitoring pipelines, ensuring 99.99% uptime and data accuracy. Spearheaded migration to containerized deployment using Docker, improving deployment efficiency by 60%. Innovated AI agent infrastructure that automated nearly all business operations in ticket procurement and delivery, cutting fulfillment…
- GHOST AIOJOB
- Founder6Y 1M
Founder
Ghost AIO
Founded and scaled a SaaS company that powered over $50M in automated sneaker transactions. Led a 45-person remote engineering team while shipping 4 successful SaaS tools used by 6,500+ monthly active users. Built high-throughput systems (1,000+ req/s) with microservice architecture and real-time capabilities. Directed product development, platform stability, and marketing—driving viral growth and threefold revenue increases without outside funding.
- STEALTH STARTUP (FINTECH)JOB
- Lead Software Eng1Y
Lead Software Engineer
Stealth Startup (Fintech)
Devised a secure transaction platform SaaS that processed $2m+ in payments from MVP to launch. Partnered with seasoned tech team members to contribute to the creation of more than a dozen software applications across various platforms such as web, desktop, and mobile.
- SCOUTJOB
- Senior Software Eng5M
Senior Software Engineer
Scout
Launched a novel infrastructure leveraging image recognition to translate product photos into UPC codes, accelerating inventory processing by 85% and contributing to consumer growth, ultimately led to a successful company sale and exit.
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITYSCHOOL
- Finance, General4Y 11M
Finance, General
Kennesaw State University
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY - MICHAEL J. COLES COLLEGE OF BUSINESSSCHOOL
- Finance, General3Y 11M
Finance, General
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business
- Job: Consignr — Senior Software Engineer · 2025-07 – present · 1y 1mo — Architected and deployed an end-to-end data pipeline for automated pricing of millions of consignment items, reducing manual pricing overhead. Engineered custom web crawlers to aggregate product data from disparate sources, implementing robust data normalization pipelines to ensure consistency across millions of records. Designed and implemented vector embeddings and similarity search infrastructure, enabling image-to-product matching for inventory identification and pricing automation.
- Job: Whop — GTM Engineer · 2026-04 – 2026-07 · 3 mo
- Job: Zruss LLC — Founder · 2023-01 – 2025-07 · 2y 6mo — Pioneered a machine-learning powered pricing model leveraging real-time sales data from 5 platforms that optimized concert ticket resale values, resulting in an increase of 20% in profit margins. Developed full-stack internal tools with React, Typescript and AWS ultimately reducing manual pricing updates to less than 0.5% with sub 100ms latency. Implemented high-throughput APIs and real-time monitoring pipelines, ensuring 99.99% uptime and data accuracy. Spearheaded migration to containerized deployment using Docker, improving deployment efficiency by 60%. Innovated AI agent infrastructure that automated nearly all business operations in ticket procurement and delivery, cutting fulfillment…
- Job: Ghost AIO — Founder · 2017-11 – 2023-12 · 6y 1mo — Founded and scaled a SaaS company that powered over $50M in automated sneaker transactions. Led a 45-person remote engineering team while shipping 4 successful SaaS tools used by 6,500+ monthly active users. Built high-throughput systems (1,000+ req/s) with microservice architecture and real-time capabilities. Directed product development, platform stability, and marketing—driving viral growth and threefold revenue increases without outside funding.
- Job: Stealth Startup (Fintech) — Lead Software Engineer · 2021-12 – 2022-12 · 1y — Devised a secure transaction platform SaaS that processed $2m+ in payments from MVP to launch. Partnered with seasoned tech team members to contribute to the creation of more than a dozen software applications across various platforms such as web, desktop, and mobile.
- Job: Scout — Senior Software Engineer · 2021-05 – 2021-10 · 5 mo — Launched a novel infrastructure leveraging image recognition to translate product photos into UPC codes, accelerating inventory processing by 85% and contributing to consumer growth, ultimately led to a successful company sale and exit.
- Job: Mike Ollefs — Software Engineer · unknown – present
- Job: Go To Market Engineering — Software Engineer · unknown – present
- Job: Go To Market Engineering — Lead Software Engineer · unknown – present
- Job: Go To Market Engineering — Founder · unknown – present
- Job: No-company. (Self-employed.) — Lead Software Engineer · unknown – present
- Job: No-company. (Self-employed.) — Senior Software Engineer · unknown – present
- Job: No-company. (Self-employed.) — Software Engineer · unknown – present
- Job: Go To Market Engineering — Senior Software Engineer · unknown – present
- Job: Mike Ollefs — Senior Software Engineer · unknown – present
- Job: No-company. (Self-employed.) — Founder · unknown – present
- Job: Mike Ollefs — Founder · unknown – present
- Job: Mike Ollefs — Lead Software Engineer · unknown – present
- School: Kennesaw State University — Finance, General · 2015 – 2019
- School: Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business — Finance, General · 2015 – 2018
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