Hi, I'm Chad Blakely. I'm a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience delivering high-performance, scalable full-stack solutions across fintech, CRM, software, and AI-driven platforms. I specialize in optimizing frontend performance, architecting event-driven microservices, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver reliable products at scale. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, maintainable systems and mentoring others to grow.

Hi, I'm Chad Blakely. I'm a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience delivering high-performance, scalable full-stack solutions across fintech, CRM, software, and AI-driven platforms. I specialize in optimizing frontend performance, architecting event-driven microservices, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver reliable products at scale. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, maintainable systems and mentoring others to grow.

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Hi, I’m Chad Blakely. I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience delivering high-performance, scalable full-stack solutions across fintech, CRM, software, and AI-driven platforms.

I specialize in optimizing frontend performance, architecting event-driven microservices, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver reliable products at scale. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, maintainable systems and mentoring others to grow.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Robinhood
August 1, 2021 - Present
Built and maintained Robinhood Crypto trading products for web and mobile using React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, Python, and Java, supporting 20+ cryptocurrencies with high availability and low latency. Led Stablecoin trading features, delivering secure, high-traffic UIs using React and Next.js with SSR/ISR and advanced rendering optimizations for real-time price updates and complex order flows. Engineered the crypto trading dashboard by re-architecting modular React components, implementing advanced state management, securing metadata, and enhancing data visualization for improved user experience. Developed core trading services in Java Spring Boot and Node.js using event-driven microservices (Kafka, Redis) and integrated crypto-currency payment APIs to handle large-scale financial transactions. Launched a Go-based multi-channel orchestrator for high-concurrency trading workflows (10K+ concurrent orders/sec), reducing transaction latency by 25% and ensuring reliable, fault-toler
Full Stack Developer at HubSpot
August 1, 2017 - May 1, 2021
Released end-to-end features for the HubSpot CRM platform, including workflow automation, reporting dashboards, and admin controls, driving 20% efficiency and 15% higher customer retention. Delivered frontend development in React/TypeScript, applying memoization, SSR and reusable component design, improving page load times by 40%. Engineered distributed backend microservices with Java (Spring Boot) and Python (Django), leveraging Kafka for event streaming to process 5M+ daily events with 99.9% uptime. Designed and deployed RESTful and GraphQL APIs, managing 10K+ daily API calls and enabling smooth integration with HubSpot’s ecosystem and third-party tools like Salesforce, Slack, and LinkedIn. Implemented AI and automation features (email summarization, content generation), cutting manual workload by 35% and driving 22% sales productivity gains for CRM users. Strengthened platform reliability by developing unit, integration and end-to-end tests with Jest, PyTest, Cypress, and JUnit, r

Education

Bachelor’s Degree at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
September 1, 2013 - May 1, 2017
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
September 1, 2013 - May 1, 2017

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services