Summary
Keith Williams is a seasoned software leader with over a decade of engineering experience who currently serves as Head of Engineering at Cal.com, bringing hands-on expertise from roles spanning CTO to director and principal engineer. He has a strong background in building scalable API-driven systems, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines, with notable work in Node.js, .NET, AWS, and productionizing payment and sync workflows. Known for scaling teams and processes, he introduced team-speed dichotomies, built 360 reviews, and doubled engineering headcount rapidly while improving delivery practices. A pragmatic JavaScript enthusiast who openly rejects TypeScript, he pairs deep technical craft—like designing serialization libraries and large test suites—with people-first leadership and operational rigor. Based in Trenton, NJ, he combines startup agility with enterprise-grade systems thinking and a track record of turning complex integrations into reliable, auditable features.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Engineering, B.S., Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech
English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese