Brandon Paton
CEO at Localize
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrandon Paton is the CEO and founder of Localize, a New York–based company that helps enterprises scale internationally with a single, cross-platform localization platform. With 12 years of experience as a hands-on software leader, he blends product-driven engineering roots (frontend and Node.js backends, Backbone-era builds) with strategic growth and GTM expertise. He has mentored startups through Techstars, led localization engineering at Verbling, and built teams and processes that prioritize automation, usability, and measurable impact on global conversions. Known for running a 100% distributed company, he actively recruits top talent and focuses on practical solutions that remove legacy overhead for global expansion. An interesting detail: his background combines neuroscience and computer science study with accelerator experience (Y Combinator, Techstars), informing a data-driven, human-centered approach to product and growth.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Y CombinatorTechstars NYCBA, Neuroscience, Computer Science, BA, Neuroscience, Computer Science at Boston University
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Github Skills (77)
admin-interface10
javascript10
google-translate-api10
nodejs10
mongodb10
frontend10
odm10
html9
expressjs9
asynchronous9
server9
orm9
react9
session-store9
jsdom9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Localize/node-gengo
Jan 2015 - Jun 2019
Gengo API for Node.js
Contributions:5 PRs, 22 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 6 months
nodejs
mathiasbynens/node-google-translate
Sep 2013 - Apr 2014
Contributions:31 commits in 7 months
apinode-jstranslationjavascriptgoogle-translate
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