Charles Coombs-Esmail

Charles Coombs-Esmail

Charles Coombs-Esmail

Full Stack Engineer (Scala/React) at Directbooks

I'm a Physics major turned software engineer with a passion for problem solving, making cool things, distributed systems, and decentralization/disintermediation. I love to write efficient code, and enjoy the excitement I get from finishing a well built feature.

Experience

DirectBooksSenior Software Engineer

2024 — Now

2024 — Now

New York City Metropolitan Area

AxoniFull Stack Engineer - Engineer II

2022 — 2024

AxoniFull Stack Engineer

2021 — 2022

iXperiential MediaFull Stack Engineer

2020 — 2021

2020 — 2021

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Build out features such as real-time chat systems and user auth/registration, with a focus on backend Node.js/DynamoDB work but including frontend

TOP NetworkSenior Public Relations Director/Technical Writer

2019 — 2020

2019 — 2020

Sunnyvale, CA

Write technical articles, documentation, and the technical whitepaper

Gives talks on novel TOP Network technologies

Handle operations and outreach to the blockchain technical community

Education

UC Santa Barbara

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

2011 — 2015

App Academy

Bootcamp

2020 — 2020