Jacob Chadwell
Senior Software Engineer at Buffer
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Chadwell is a senior software engineer with a decade of experience building cloud-native, product-focused systems, currently driving value-led growth at Buffer. He blends backend expertise in Node, Java, and AWS serverless patterns with practical experience in GraphQL, REST APIs, and infrastructure-as-code to deliver scalable microservices and performant production releases. Jacob’s background includes architecting medical device interoperability and authoring a provisional patent-worthy clinical data platform, underscoring his ability to navigate complex, regulated domains. Comfortable shifting between hands-on development and product ownership, he’s mentored teams, managed releases, and translated executive needs into actionable technical roadmaps. Based in Nashville, he pairs technical rigor with a habit of brewing excellent espresso, hinting at a calm, detail-oriented approach to fast-moving projects.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University
Github Skills (7)
app-shell9
frontend6
buffer2
segment2
segmentio2
graphql1
data-governance1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jacobchadwell/apollo-server-boilerplate
Mar 2022 - Apr 2022
Boilerplate GraphQL server for developer onboarding
Contributions:3 PRs, 7 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
graphql
jacobchadwell/maple-coin
Mar 2022 - Apr 2022
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
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