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Jonathan Lazar

Director-level Full-Stack Engineer specializing in web platforms and APIs

8 Bit Bricks LLCNJITNew York, NY26 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks On-Site

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Built Bargain Bricks end-to-end as a solo creator, handling product ideation, design, backend, APIs, website, and native iOS/Android apps. They actively maintain and iterate on the product, which has over 1,000 downloads, and have improved conversion through UI changes that surfaced the best deal above the fold.

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Key Strengths

  • End-to-end product ownership across design, backend, API, web, and mobile
  • Full-stack and cross-platform development
  • Solo builder who shipped and maintains a live consumer app
  • Experience iterating on production features like price tracking and historical graphing
  • UI/UX optimization that improved purchase conversion
  • Structured execution planning by breaking goals into actionable tasks
  • Hands-on ongoing maintenance and production issue handling
  • Built product with 1,000+ downloads

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Experience

Founder and Lead Engineer8 Bit Bricks LLC · Sep 2025 – Present
Contract EngineerFreelance · Feb 2023 – Presentcontract
Tech Lead and Contract EngineerMeta · Jun 2021 – Jan 2023contract
Lead Backend EngineerNYC & Company · Feb 2019 – Jun 2021
Senior Software EngineerMedPut · Aug 2017 – Jan 2019
Contract DeveloperFreelance · Jan 2017 – Aug 2017contract
Developer, Future TechnologiesPearson · Aug 2015 – Oct 2016
Independent ContractorFreelance · Nov 2009 – Aug 2015freelance
Senior DeveloperKlickable TV · Apr 2009 – Nov 2009
Senior DeveloperMedia Power · Apr 2008 – Apr 2009
Senior DeveloperWHI Solutions · Feb 2006 – Apr 2008
ContractorReflexions Data LLC · Aug 2005 – Nov 2005contract
Senior DeveloperFotolog · Jan 2005 – May 2005
ProgrammerPurdue Pharmaceuticals · Sep 2003 – Jun 2004
Director of Information TechnologiesStarChefs · Sep 2001 – Jan 2003
Co-FounderUnnamed Internet Portal · Mar 2001 – Aug 2001
ProgrammerPivot Technologies · Apr 2000 – Apr 2001
ProgrammerAT&T · Feb 1998 – Apr 2000

Education

NJITmaster, Computer Science (2002)
Ramapo College of New Jerseybachelor, Computer Science (1997)

Awards

  • LEGO Mindstorms Community Partner (2017–2020)
  • Multi-award winning LEGO builder
  • 16 time BrickFair Virginia speaker

Languages

English

Publications

1 publication

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Jonathan LazarDirector-level Full-Stack Engineer specializing in web platforms and APIs