Summary
Jarod Abel is a seasoned Senior Full Stack Engineer with over a decade of experience delivering scalable web applications and guiding architecture across startups and enterprise environments. Currently at DroneDeploy, he leads full-stack development, steering frontend and backend decisions, CI/CD automation, and observability, while mentoring peers and driving agile ceremonies. Previously at Agerpoint, he led a major web app rewrite, migrated a React app to React Query, and orchestrated a multi-service Auth0 migration across 10+ microservices, plus building AI-powered tools and a 3D viewer for AI/ML data. His technical breadth spans React, Angular, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, Python, C#, and cloud-native tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/Azure/Google Cloud). He combines deep GIS/geospatial roots from early roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and Esri with hands-on DevOps and API design, delivering secure, high-performance systems. Based in Geneva, IL, Jarod holds a BA in Geography from the University of Missouri and an Aviation degree from the University of Central Missouri, reflecting a unique blend of spatial analytics and practical problem-solving.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
University of Missouri
Aviation, Professional Pilot, Aviation, Professional Pilot at University of Central Missouri
Arabic