Zach Hixson
Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZach Hixson is a Boston-based software development engineer at Amazon with eight years of software experience, bringing hands-on expertise to automation and AI-driven product ideas. He is a Northeastern University computer science student who has also interned at Cohere Health and the National Bureau of Economic Research, blending academic learning with industry exposure. On the open source side, he contributed to the Bitsy game engine as a Front-end Developer, fixing UI issues, text selection, and Chrome touch-event bugs to improve editor reliability. He is energized by turning AI and automation concepts into practical web products and experiences. His work demonstrates a knack for front-end polish, cross-browser behavior, and delivering maintainable software across startups and large teams.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Northeastern University
Github Skills (10)
editors10
javascript10
ui-d10
javascripts10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
frontend-development10
editor10
game-development9
html7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
le-doux/bitsy
Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
a little engine for little games, worlds, and stories
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 4 PRs, 15 comments in 18 days
Contributions summary:Zach primarily contributed to bug fixes and improvements within the Bitsy game engine's editor. Their work focused on resolving issues related to the user interface, specifically addressing text selection problems, and clamping values in the room editor. Additionally, they corrected an issue preventing `preventDefault` calls in touch event listeners, fixing a Chrome bug. Several commits also integrated changes from a separate branch focused on a "selectionFix."
gamegamestinygame-developmentworlds
zachHixson/bitsy
Dec 2019 - Dec 2023
make tiny games, worlds, and stories
Contributions:6 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years
gamegamestinygame-developmentworlds
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