Justin Hayes
Head Of Field Engineering at Vectara
Redwood City, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Hayes is a senior technology leader and Head of Field Engineering in Redwood City with a 20-year background in product management, software architecture, and consulting across middleware, cloud, and data domains. He has led product and field engineering teams at Vectara and Cloudera, driving cloud-native data warehouse initiatives and real-time analytics around projects like Apache Impala and Kudu. Known for translating complex technical concepts for audiences from engineers to C-suite, he combines pre-sales acumen with hands-on architecture to accelerate customer adoption and mitigate risk in AI and RAG-driven systems. His career blends deep enterprise experience—from Lockheed Martin to Red Hat—with startup and edge-focused work (Swim), giving him a rare cross-section of operational, product, and systems engineering expertise. Based in the Bay Area, he pairs an MS in Computer Science with a pragmatic, customer-first approach to building secure, explainable AI and data platforms. Colleagues rely on him for turning ambiguous requirements into production-ready solutions that balance innovation with reliability.
14 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at George Mason UniversityBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Wake Forest University
English, Spanish, Chinese
Github Skills (16)
windows10
desktop10
color-picker10
powertoys9
jquery-plugin6
displays6
react6
google-images4
umbraco4
brackets4
jquery3
javascript3
live-preview3
grid2
compile2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CodeXOWC/CodeX
Mar 2012 - Apr 2012
Contributions:27 commits in 7 days
microsoft/PowerToys
Jan 2024 - Oct 2024
Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
Contributions:15 comments, 3 issues in 9 months
fancyzoneswindowspowerrenameproductivitymaximize
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