Summary
Brandon Beacher is a hands-on technology executive with 16+ years building and scaling web platforms, currently serving as VP of Technology at SmartPath. He combines deep engineering chops—Ruby on Rails, Node.js, AWS, and scalable API design—with proven leadership in rapidly growing companies and mission-driven nonprofits. Brandon has led migrations to FedRAMP-compliant serverless architectures, driven multi-million-dollar ARR growth, and scaled systems to millions of weekly API requests while maintaining PCI and PII protections. He excels at translating stakeholder needs into elegant, maintainable solutions and building trust to unlock team potential. An early Rails and Node contributor who once committed to the Node.js repo, he blends entrepreneurial instincts from founding startups with disciplined ops and hiring processes. Based in Atlanta and a Georgia Tech alum, he balances strategic vision with regular hands-on development.
16 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
English