# Will Chantry

> Software Development Leader

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/willchantry

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ point.me
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
- Designed and led the implementation of an asynchronous data source collection framework for a 'kayak' like flight search using credit card points and miles using a simple Kotlin Springboot monorepo framework
- Converted stateful, resources-intensive search to stateless design using Redis and Kafka message queues
- Led microservice infrastracture migration to Kubernetes with Terraform on AWS 
- Incrementally refactoring of legacy java codebase focusing on modularization and scalability

### Chief Technology Officer @ STRIVE
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Greater Seattle Area
- Launched, maintained, and evolved B2B and B2C React Native applications, including an offline first data collection application with background syncing via BLE and a NestJS backend.
- Managed Hardware, Product, and Software Engineering departments for a cutting-edge muscle activity tracking garment.
- Recruited a hybrid overseas and local engineering team with 100% retention
- Dedicated 20% of time to hands-on coding and code reviews, contributing to critical software development projects.

### Head of Software Engineering @ STRIVE
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
- Developed and managed a high-performing software team following Agile and DevOps methodologies, overseeing 5 developers.
- Designed and architected a robust Fullstack TypeScript codebase with ReactJS, GraphQL, React Native, NestJS, PrismaDb, and Postresql with TimescaleDb hosted on AWS Kubernetes.
- Seamlessly integrated native applications with custom hardware over the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol, resulting in a seamless user experience.
- Migrated prototype applications to production-grade technology stack and infrastructure, reducing system downtime by 5% reaching a 99+% uptime.
- Collaborated closely with customers and stakeholders to identify and prioritize new features, overseeing end-to-end feature design, development, and deployment.

### Lead Software Engineer @ Intelage
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Seattle Area
- Designed, architected, and built a multiparty offer, bid, and negotiation workflow with real-time messaging and file storage, resulting in 20 new enterprise agreements and contributing to the successful completion of a $4 million seed round.
- Led the migration of the CRM and contract creation application from MeteorJS to a scalable Fullstack Typescript codebase, improving performance and maintainability.
- Worked closely with a product manager to translate wireframes and business requirements into detailed development tickets, ensuring alignment with project goals and customer needs.
- Implemented a full CI/CD pipeline on Github Actions and Amazon's ECR and ELB, reducing deployment time and increasing development agility.
- Built and managed a distributed engineering team of 5 developers, providing training and support to maintain high performance and productivity.
- Established contractor relationships to augment the in-house team and ensure timely delivery of high-quality work.

### Software Developer II @ Expedia Group
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Seattle Area
- Built a highly configurable UI Platform that included Analytics, Server Side Rendering, and A/B testing integrated with React, serving all Line of Businesses (LOBs) across Group Expedia sites.
- Integrated User Generated Content (reviews) from collection to display on Expedia Group's Activities Shopping Pages using Full Stack technologies such as Java Spring, Javascript, and Elastic Search.
- Mentored and trained Bellevue-based developers as well as traveled to India to deliver a weeklong training session for a new vendor team, resulting in confident contributors to the LX Onboarding Application.
- Implemented a new onboarding tool that increased activity and tour listings by 50% over a 6-month period, resulting in increased revenue for Expedia Group LocalExpert.

### Software Developer 1 @ Expedia Group
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area
- Led the front end development of a new version of activities application for Expedia Local Expert, from conception to deployment.
- Rapidly assumed the role of lead front end developer for Expedia LocalExpert in the Seattle office.

### Full Stack Engineer @ WebLife Balance
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Seattle, WA
- Built and maintained an admin portal with role-based authentication for a web security startup using React and Java Spring.

### Full Stack Developer @ Stuffmapper
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Seattle, WA
- Utilized Angular Ionic to build and deploy Android and IOS Mobile Applications to compliment the company website. Included Real Time Messaging, Google Maps, and Photo Upload to Amazon AWS.

### Project Engineer @ ECS Midatlantic, LLC
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Charlottesville, Virginia
- Managed and provided construction materials testing and inspections for project owners and contractors, including field geotechnical recommendations.
- Managed up to 20 projects and 12 support technicians, wrote proposals and contracts, and participated in marketing efforts.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012

### Web Development
Lighthouse Labs
Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/will-chantry-96558059
- Website: http://www.willchantry.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-22