Chad Furman
South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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SeniorChad Furman is an engineering manager with 13+ years of experience delivering scalable web and real-time systems. He currently leads engineering at FOSSA, after driving backend and platform work at Klaviyo and Clevertech, where he led a WebRTC solution that helped raise $4M and earned an Engineering Emmy, and championed JSON:API standards across the company. A hands-on leader, Chad modernized stacks from Angular/REST/Mongo to React/GraphQL/Postgres and built secure, scalable infrastructure on Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS. His open-source contributions include enhancing Janus WebRTC Server and implementing quota management in Mail-in-a-Box, reflecting a security-first, user-focused approach. Based in South Hadley, MA, he combines startup grit with enterprise discipline and actively promotes engineering best practices and continuous learning across teams.
13 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (29)
javascript10
back-end-development10
python10
send-mail10
mail-server10
e-mail10
javascripts10
sql10
webrtc10
sendemail10
mongoose9
debugging9
smtps9
smtp9
server9
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
meetecho/janus-gateway
Mar 2017 - Jan 2018
Janus WebRTC Server
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 7 PRs, 106 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Chad contributed to the Janus WebRTC Server by implementing features and making updates to the core JavaScript files. They introduced the ability to configure the screensharing frame rate and updated core JavaScript files related to the setup and initialization of Janus. The user also addressed code formatting inconsistencies and security-related configurations, such as disabling MD5, RC4, and SSL/TLS versions 2 and 3. This indicates a focus on functionality, usability, and secure communication within the WebRTC server.
webrtc-serverjanuswebrtc
mail-in-a-box/mailinabox
Apr 2024 - Dec 2024
Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email by defining a one-click, easy-to-deploy SMTP+everything else server: a mail server in a box.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:12 reviews, 1 PR, 32 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Chad primarily focused on enhancing the mail server's functionality, particularly regarding user quotas. They implemented quota management features, including adding quota options during user creation, modifying quota settings, and integrating quota information within the user interface. Furthermore, the user made adjustments to the underlying database schema by introducing a quota column in the user table. The commits also include updates to the CLI scripts related to user management.
everythingdovecotdkimdisposablemailbox
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