Seth Corker
About Seth Corker
Seth Corker is a Senior Product Engineer at zeroheight, where he focuses on enhancing user and developer experiences. He has a diverse background in software engineering, having worked in various roles across multiple companies since 2013.
Current Role at zeroheight
Seth Corker has been serving as a Senior Product Engineer at zeroheight since 2022. In this role, he focuses on enhancing the workflow between design and engineering. He is involved in improving frontend architecture to ensure a scalable and maintainable codebase. His work emphasizes crafting a positive user experience for customers while also prioritizing the developer experience for engineers.
Previous Experience at Zego
Before joining zeroheight, Seth Corker worked at Zego from 2020 to 2022. He held the position of Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead for one year after serving as a Full Stack Engineer for 11 months. During his tenure at Zego, he contributed to maintaining team velocity through regular one-on-one meetings, pair programming, and code reviews. He focused on improving frontend architecture to support a scalable codebase.
Career Background
Seth Corker has a diverse career in software engineering, starting as a Full Stack Developer at EndGame from 2016 to 2020. He also worked as a Tutor at Victoria University of Wellington for three months in 2016. Prior to his roles in software engineering, he served as an IT Specialist and Designer at Building Chemical Supplies and Concrete Solutions Ltd from 2013 to 2016.
Educational Qualifications
Seth Corker studied at Victoria University of Wellington, where he earned a Bachelor of Design Innovation (BDI) from 2013 to 2017. He also attended the University of Canterbury for a course in Computer Science in 2012. His foundational education was completed at Burnside High School, where he achieved NCEA Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 from 2009 to 2012.
Technical Skills and Competencies
Seth Corker is proficient in a variety of technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, React, Relay, GraphQL, Next.js, GatsbyJS, and Redux. He is also capable in C# .NET, Python Django, and Node.js. He actively engages in knowledge sharing sessions and focuses on developer experience improvements through architecture simplification and enhanced internal documentation.