Summary
Blake Wills is a Technical Lead in New York with over a decade of full-stack engineering experience and an MS in Computer Science and AI from Georgia Tech. He currently leads AI-focused initiatives at HubSpot and previously drove backend and payments work at Yieldstreet, Tensile Payments, and Capital One. Blake combines startup hustle—early engineering at a payments startup and frequent hackathon wins—with enterprise rigor, improving test coverage and building modular React/React Native systems. His background spans web, mobile, payments, and security teaching roles, reflecting both hands-on implementation and mentorship. Notably, his career path includes healthcare and EMT experience, which informs a pragmatic, user-focused approach to building reliable systems. He blends academic depth in AI with practical production delivery across finance and consumer platforms.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development Courses
Post-Bac Data Analytics Program Data Science, Post-Bac Data Analytics Program Data Science at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors Human Biology, Bachelors Human Biology at University of Southern California
Computer Science Courses, Computer Science Courses at University of Maryland
Biology/Biological Sciences General, Biology/Biological Sciences General at The University of Queensland
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
English, Spanish