# Theo Chupp

> Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering at StockX

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/theochupp

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering @ StockX
Jan 2023 – Present

### Technical Lead @ StockX
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

### Co-Founder/CTO @ ManageMyCards
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Remote
As CTO and the sole engineer at ManageMyCards, I designed and built a cross-platform mobile app and backend system that tracked the value of trading card collections by sourcing data from multiple auction platforms.
Our stack was built from the ground up using GraphQL, Typescript, and Firebase deployed on GCP FaaS, and using Flutter for our mobile app.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Autonomic
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Detroit Area
• Managed the development, deployment, and support of a complex distributed system around our MQTT broker as we scaled to support millions of connected vehicles
• Continuously pushed my team to find new ways to approach problems as we scale our MQTT broker and Kafka throughput
• Built tooling to enable the rapid adoption of Distributed Tracing, Kotlin, and Functional Programming
• Led the effort to adopt Chaos Engineering, allowing our team to test the reliability and resiliency of our services and infrastructure

### Co-Founder @ Reaction Control Labs
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | Southfield, MI
• Developed an Android SDK to simplify communications between Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) and hardware systems
• Designed and productized a PCB to allow RS485-enabled devices to communicate over Bluetooth with external hardware
• Developed and integrated closed-loop, brushless DC motor and driver, controlled remotely through Bluetooth
• Designed and integrated an Android HMI to control a spring-forming machine for production use in an industrial factory. Features included: recipe management, failure detection, user management, metrics collection, and cloud diagnostics
• Developed a table lift control system that was integrated into a Boeing 777 aircraft

### Craftsman Software Engineering Consultant @ Pillar Technology
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Led the first “standing team” at Pillar, with the goal of building expertise around IoT/Smart Embedded technology and onboarding new hires to the company
• Led a team to act as a startup inside a large automotive enterprise
• Brought modern software engineering practices, such as Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, and CI/CD mentality to existing enterprise software teams
• Replatformed a large, distributed application from IBM to Pivotal Cloud Foundry, decreasing the risk of deploying and removing the need for after hours support work
• Scaled an application from a single region to serve a global customer base
• Built a framework for automated testing of distributed applications without requiring end-to-end testing, allowing teams to deploy and iterate with confidence

### Extreme Software Engineer @ Menlo Innovations
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Ann Arbor, MI
• Developed a full-stack web application for invoice management
• Worked with client developers to design and build a web app to manage financial investments
• Developed two versions of a control system for a Flow Cytometer, one for research, and one for use in hospitals


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering
Michigan State University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/theo-chupp

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Last updated: 2026-03-22