Summary
Paul Nichols is a seasoned engineering executive and startup CTO with 13 years of experience building web and mobile products for real estate and enterprise customers. He co-founded Disclosures.io, scaled it into an acquisition by HomeLight, and then led multi-team portal and mobile engineering efforts as Director and Sr. Director at HomeLight. Now CTO at Campfire, he blends hands-on systems and frontend experience (Node, Python, Angular) with leadership of 20+ engineer teams to ship buyer, seller, agent, and escrow portals. His background spans early-stage product development (Y Combinator S17, early Avi Networks) to larger org delivery at DocuSign, giving him a knack for turning MVPs into production platforms. Based in San Francisco, he also serves on local swim league boards, reflecting a commitment to community and team-building beyond tech. Collected academic training from UC San Diego (BS/MS CS) underpins a practical, cross-stack approach to solving complex product and scaling challenges.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Y Combinator
University of California, San Diego