Bill Cauchois is a seasoned software engineer with 17 years of experience building backend systems at product-driven companies including Notion, Figma, Fi - HQ, and Foursquare. Currently at Notion, he contributes to expanding API capabilities and developer tooling, including notable backend work on the official notion-sdk-js where he added comments API support and updated database filter types. His background spans startups and larger platforms, giving him deep experience in designing reliable APIs and integrating developer-facing SDKs. Bill’s foundation in computer engineering from the University of Washington and internships at Google and Microsoft reflect a long-standing focus on systems and scalable engineering. He balances shipping pragmatic product features with thoughtful API design that improves third-party developer experience. Colleagues would say he quietly elevates platform usability by turning internal API needs into well-documented, production-ready SDK improvements.
17 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering at University of Washington
Contributions:2 releases, 16 reviews, 12 commits in 4 months
Contributions summary:Bill primarily contributed to the backend aspects of the Notion JavaScript client. They focused on updating the API endpoints with new types for database filters and the latest version of the client. The user also added support for the comments API, including functionality for creating and listing comments, which enhanced the features of the SDK. These changes demonstrate a focus on expanding the client's capabilities to interact with the Notion API.
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
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