# Zachary Keener

> Forward Deployed Engineer @ Baseten | Scaling Inference

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zacharykeener

Passionate about building high quality software.

You can track my activity at: https://github.com/hbd


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## Work Experience
### Forward Deployed Engineer @ Baseten
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Head of Engineering @ Tydo
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

### Staff Engineer @ Tydo
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
First full-time engineering hire at YC-backed company (backed by Founders Fund, Greylock), driving growth from 0 to $MM+ ARR

- Evolved platform from self-serve Shopify app (1000+ stores) to enterprise solution supporting 50+ major brands across 20+ integrations
- Lead R&D initiative integrating LLMs (Claude, OpenAI) to automate marketing workflows, evolving internal tools into production applications
- Transformed custom enterprise solution (Query Builder) into scalable product (Tables), driving 3x contract value increase with key client
- Build and scale data pipeline processing millions of e-commerce transactions using AWS Lambda, ECS, Clickhouse, and Airflow
- Lead initial architecture and implementation of core platform features, establishing technical foundation for company growth
- Build full-stack features spanning React/TypeScript frontend, Django/GraphQL backend, and dbt-powered analytics
- Partner closely with CEO/CTO to identify market opportunities and translate them into scalable technical solutionsBacke

### Founding Engineer @ Tydo
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
- First full-time hire
- Developed modular email reporting system leading to successful Product Hunt launch (#2)

### Mentor @ Techquitable Futures
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024

### Senior Software Engineer @ Bellhops
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
- Contributed to mission-critical Django to Go migration, focusing on system scalability and configurability
- Integrated Go backend models with Salesforce using Heroku Connect for seamless data synchronization
- Built GraphQL APIs handling 10k+ daily requests across customer, operations, and worker services
Implemented and maintained customer payment infrastructure using Stripe

### Software Engineer, Cloud @ Magic Leap
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Plantation, Florida
- Led development of Enterprise Device Manager backend for provisioning thousands of devices
- Built cloud services including file storage system and contacts management using serverless architecture
- Managed core infrastructure using Terraform across hundreds of Lambda functions

### Venture Partner @ Contrary
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Austin, Texas, United States
Contrary is a talent and research-driven investment firm. They back a small number of exceptional people and the companies they build, from seed to scale.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Shell TechWorks
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Built and maintained several web, mobile, and desktop applications in a rapid-prototyping and collaborative environment with 1-week sprint cycles
- Worked with .NET 4.6 & MVC, Azure Web Services and Functions in an environment with tablet and web apps
- Stood-up multiple small React apps on Google Firebase
- Reverse engineered decompiled software

### Mobile Developer Intern @ Agrarian Labs, LLC
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Austin, Texas Area
Architected and built cross-platform Android application integrating complex native device features:
- Developed hybrid architecture combining Gomobile, React Native, and native Java to enable seamless cross-platform deployment
- Successfully implemented native device integrations including iBeacon Bluetooth protocols, GPS positioning, and gyroscope sensor data
- Achieved full feature parity across platforms while maintaining native performance for hardware-dependent features


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Computer Science with a Minor in History
The University of Texas at Austin

### Chinese Language and Literature
Nanjing Normal University

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin

### Cum Laude Graduate
Ridge Point High School

### Hightower High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zakkeener
- GitHub: https://github.com/hbd

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Last updated: 2026-04-11