Zachariah Lowe
About Zachariah Lowe
Zachariah Lowe is a Staff Software Engineer with a diverse background in software development and engineering. He has experience in various roles, including work with the U.S. Air Force and several technology companies, and is currently employed at Medallia.
Work at Medallia
Zachariah Lowe has been employed at Medallia as a Staff Software Engineer since 2022. In this role, he focuses on enhancing cloud infrastructure capabilities by utilizing AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, and DynamoDB. He develops software tools for automating IT infrastructure tasks, employing technologies like Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and Docker. His work is conducted remotely, allowing him to leverage cloud-based tools for productivity and collaboration.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering
Prior to his current position, Zachariah Lowe held several software engineering roles. He worked as a Full Stack Software Engineer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2018 and at Leidos from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, he served as a Software Developer at ClosedBrackets from 2015 to 2017. His experience includes developing applications and utilizing technologies such as Jenkins and Kafka for continuous integration and data streaming solutions.
Teaching Experience in Software Development
Zachariah Lowe has experience as an instructor in software development. He worked at General Assembly from 2018 to 2023, teaching React.js, Node.js, and JavaScript. This role involved educating students in programming languages and software engineering principles, contributing to the development of future software engineers in the Washington D.C. area.
Education and Expertise
Zachariah Lowe holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering from the University of Arizona, where he studied from 2017 to 2022. He also completed a Technical Immersive program in Computer Software Engineering at Galvanize Inc in 2017. Currently, he is pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning at the Georgia Institute of Technology, expected to complete in 2025. His technical skills include programming in Golang and Python3.
Military Background
Before entering the technology field, Zachariah Lowe served in the United States Air Force as an Aeromedical Evacuation Flight Medic from 2008 to 2018. This decade-long experience provided him with a strong foundation in teamwork and problem-solving in high-pressure environments, which he has applied in his subsequent software engineering roles.