# Josh Hughes > Staff Software Engineer at Narmi Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/joshhughes Staff Software Engineer at Narmi. Former CTO of Boom Entertainment. Co-Founder & CTO of Draftpot (acquired by Boom Entertainment). Columbia Engineering graduate. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Narmi Jan 2022 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Develop, refactor, and maintain a suite of mobile banking software using React Native that serves over 1M users across twenty-one financial institutions • Pioneer and disseminate best practices with respect to performant data and UI lifecycles, fluid animations, reusable components, and cloud based end-to-end testing • Design and maintain a shared business logic framework that enables developers across teams to write code that runs on both mobile and web platforms, unlocking unified development while shortening go-to-market timelines • Mentor junior engineers via department-wide technical presentations, pair programming sessions, documentation, and code reviews • Showcase new products and highlight individual contributors during company-wide product showcases using high production value video demos: see the latest demo below ### Technical Advisor @ Boom Entertainment Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | New York, NY • Launched Sunday Night Seven, a free-to-play game sponsored by the NFL and widely advertised to an audience of millions on prime-time television, on the NBC Sports Predictor platform • Launched MSG Networks Pick'em, a free-to-play sports gaming platform sponsored by Madison Square Garden Entertainment ### Chief Technology Officer @ Boom Entertainment Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | New York, NY • Scaled yearly revenue from $176k to $2.5M • Spearheaded the development and launch of NBC Sports Predictor, a free-to-play sports gaming platform that acquired over 1M users and paid out over $3M in cash prizes • Designed backend architecture to support hundreds of thousands of concurrent users engaging with real-time data • Hired and led a team of engineers who created world-class sports gaming experiences • Deeply integrated React Native, Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, and Heroku into the tech stack ### Senior Software Engineer @ Boom Entertainment Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 ### Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer @ Draftpot Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | New York, NY • Acquired by Boom Entertainment in 2017 • Hired and led a team of engineers to develop a sublime sports gaming experience • Designed and built backend infrastructure that processed over $6M in contest entry fees • Utilized Node.js, MongoDB, and Meteor to develop real-time clients for web and iOS • Featured in Forbes and on CNBC ### Software Engineer at Sia Lab @ Columbia University in the City of New York Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | New York, NY • Participated in a USAID sponsored technology feasibility study in Rwanda • Developed a suite of software that collected and stored point-of-care HIV test results • Constructed the platform using React Native, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Heroku, and Twilio • Traveled to Rwanda to learn more about specific challenges facing remote health clinics • Co-authored a research paper about the study that was published in JMIR Publications ### Research Assistant at Hess Lab @ Columbia University in the City of New York Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New York, NY • Developed a magnetic tweezers solenoid apparatus to manipulate nano beads in solution • Designed and 3D printed rigid features using CAD • Fabricated solenoid controllers using various electrical components that worked in conjunction with an Arduino microcontroller • Researched microscopic, mechanical power generation techniques involving micro tubule spools and conjugated ferromagnetic beads for submission to BIOMOD 2014 • Won several awards including the MOLBOT award for innovation in molecular robotics and a gold medal ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biomedical Engineering Columbia University ### High School Diploma Kent School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/josh-w-hughes --- Source: https://flows.cv/joshhughes JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/joshhughes/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22