Charley Walton is a seasoned engineering leader with 13 years of experience building and scaling product and platform teams, now serving as Director of Engineering at Hadrian in Los Angeles. He has led major rewrites and UX foundations at The Trade Desk—architecting Solimar and stewarding Megagon—while also designing hiring and developer experience strategies for the AI era. Previously he scaled fintech infrastructure and engineering culture as Head of Engineering at FundersClub, taking the platform from early revenue to robust growth. Comfortable shifting between hands-on architecture and people-first leadership, he combines a chemical engineering background with HBS Online management training. Colleagues describe him as a developer-founder type who fosters technical growth, launches new offices, and turns ambitious platform initiatives into production reality.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Lick-Wilmerding High School
Certificate in Management Essentials, Business Administration and Management, General, Certificate in Management Essentials, Business Administration and Management, General at Harvard Business School Online
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