Vijay Harrell is a CEO and seasoned engineering leader with 12 years of experience building scalable web and platform systems and running a shipping-focused logistics startup in Oakland. As founder and CEO of TradeLanes since 2015, he focuses on minimizing extra costs from vessel schedule changes, blending product strategy with operational execution. His background as a lead software engineer and platform engineer includes full-stack JavaScript, large-scale distributed systems, DevOps, and analytics work for gaming and consumer platforms. Earlier roles span fintech and M&A analytics, giving him a strong quantitative lens on product and pricing decisions. He combines entrepreneurial grit—having founded consumer and waste-management startups—with deep technical chops, enabling him to translate complex supply-chain problems into pragmatic engineering solutions.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Economics, Bachelor of Science Economics at UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business
Contributions:53 PRs, 105 pushes, 2 branches in 24 days
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Vijay Harrell - Chief Executive Officer at TradeLanes