Summary
Calvin Shell is a self-taught senior software engineer with 11 years of experience building user-focused fintech products, now at Ramp after a string of engineering and leadership roles at startups like Benji Card and Figure. He specializes in TypeScript, React, and GraphQL, and has driven platform migrations, multi-level ledgers, and robust observability and security improvements for money-movement systems. As a founding and VP-level engineer he built admin tooling, audit logging, and semi-automated migration processes that reduced operational toil and improved trust with partners. Pragmatic and curious, he pairs product-minded frontend craft with backend reliability—often standardizing component libraries, typing entire stacks, and introducing testing and analytics practices. Outside of code he applies the same iterative mindset to woodworking, sailing, and game design, reflecting a blend of craftsmanship and systems thinking not obvious from his resume alone.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Business Administration Business Administration and Management General, Business Administration Business Administration and Management General at University of the People
General Studies, General Studies at Utah Valley University