John Sanders
About John Sanders
John Sanders is the Founding Frontend Engineer at Veza, with extensive experience in frontend development and software engineering roles at companies like AWS, Xero, and Amazon.
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John Sanders is currently serving as the Founding Frontend Engineer at Veza in the United States. He brings substantial experience to this role, with a history of working on major engineering projects for several high-profile tech companies.
Work Experience at Amazon Web Services
At Amazon Web Services (AWS), John Sanders held significant roles: Senior Frontend Engineer from 2019 to 2021 in the Greater Seattle Area and Senior Software Development Engineer from 2018 to 2019 in Seattle, Washington. During his tenure, he contributed to various impactful projects, leveraging his expertise in frontend development to advance AWS's offerings.
Work Experience at Xero
John Sanders worked at Xero, beginning as a Senior Front-end Developer from 2014 to 2016 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was then promoted to Front End Architect from 2016 to 2018 in Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand. His role involved shaping the company’s software architecture and developing reusable UI components and JavaScript libraries.
Military and Early Career
John Sanders began his career in the United States Air Force, serving as a Computer Systems Programmer from 2003 to 2008. He later worked at Texas Tech University Whitacre College of Engineering as a Web Developer from 2008 to 2010, and interned as a BI Developer at USAA in 2010. These roles provided him with a solid foundation in computer science and web development.
Educational Background
John Sanders holds an A.S. in Computer Science Technology from the Community College of the Air Force, which he earned from 2003 to 2005. He also graduated from Texas Tech University with a B.S. in Computer Science, completing his studies from 2008 to 2010. Moreover, he has a Certificate in International Entrepreneurship from Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business, which he achieved in 2010.