Chad Pytel
Software Engineer at thoughtbot
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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RockstarChad Pytel is a seasoned founder and CEO with over 13 years of leadership in product design and software development, having grown thoughtbot into a 100-person industry-leading consultancy. Based in Boston, he combines hands-on developer sensibilities with strategic business development and customer success, and he co-hosts a long-running podcast exploring the craft and commerce of software. His background blends computer science and theatre, a mix that informs both his collaborative leadership style and attention to user-focused product experiences. In addition to steering thoughtbot’s operations for nearly two decades, he recently co-founded a creative studio, signaling an ongoing interest in multidisciplinary product work.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (113)
devrel10
testing10
ruby10
sprint10
factories10
rubygems10
product-design10
trails10
thoughtbot10
shell10
rails-api10
rails10
macos10
unobtrusive10
docker10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
thoughtbot/backbone-js-on-rails
Sep 2012 - Jan 2019
Contributions:7 commits in 6 years 4 months
thoughtbot/presskit
Aug 2014 - Jul 2022
Redirect rules for old presskit site
Contributions:4 commits, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 8 years
presskitweb-applicationrules
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