Shariq Torres

Shariq Torres

Software Engineer / Developer Advocate focused on delivering clean code and happy developers.

Seattle, WA · 10-20 hrs/week

About

Experienced developer that knows when to move fast and when to architect for the future. A tech educator that can explain very technical terms to stakeholders and go into deep dives with other engineers.

Skills

Community ManagementGoJavascriptPythonWritten Communication

Experience

  • Developer Advocate · Zoom06-01-2022 – 10-01-2024

    Managed the change communication to Zoom's third-party developers. Led an initiative to create the Zoom Meeting SDK for React Native, demonstrating expertise in building software platforms and communicating with external teams.

  • Co-Founder · Commonstock Food05-01-2020 – 08-01-2024

    Commonstock Food was a company that created the Eat! online food delivery platform. The delivery platform was created in response to the COVID pandemic to help alleviate stress on the city’s farmer’s markets. The company was sold to SEE-LA, the organization that ran the largest farmer’s markets in Los Angeles in 2024. Architected and developed an online platform that serviced the greater Los Angeles metro area using Kubernetes, Django, and Celery. Implemented a software development process and continuous integration to make sure all software is delivered on time. Coordinated with market vendors and created training sessions aimed to educate vendors on how to use the platform. Organized marketing events at the Hollywood and Atwater Farmer’s Markets to educate the public on how to use the platform.

  • Lead Engineer · TI Health2018 – 09-01-2021

    Developed and maintained large-scale backend reporting systems using Python, and JavaScript, ensuring high performance and reliability.

Education

  • Wake Forrest UniversityBachelor's Degree, Mass Communications

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