Summary
Chad Calhoun is a seasoned software engineering leader with 15+ years of scaling teams and delivering B2B2C fintech and proptech SaaS platforms. Currently as Director of Engineering at Ressio Software, he shapes roadmaps, builds cross-functional teams, and drives pragmatic delivery. Previously, as VP of Engineering at Homebot, he grew the engineering organization from 5 to 30 and helped scale ARR from $10M to $40M while instituting career tracks, SOC2 compliance, and data-driven product prioritization. As The Futures App Director of Engineering, he rebuilt in-house talent and established bi-weekly sprints, unlocking 3.5x growth in customer organizations. His leadership style centers on people-first coaching, product partnerships, and Minimum Lovable Product principles—balancing tech depth with a clear path to user value. Based in Arvada, Colorado, he blends hands-on engineering breadth (Django, Vue.js, iOS/Swift, DevOps) with strategic hiring and organizational design.
15 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
State University of New York College at Oneonta