Chase Hemerda
Senior Software Engineer
Denver, Colorado
303-921-7012
chasehemerda@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/chaserda
github.com/chaserda
Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years building production-grade interfaces across AI, cybersecurity, and IoT. Founding frontend engineer at Elpha Secure — built the entire UI layer from zero through a $22M Series A. Currently at Hireology shipping streaming LLM interfaces, MCP server integrations, and AI agent workflows that cut prototyping cycles from days to hours. Strong track record of owning high-stakes frontend architecture end to end: multi-tenant platforms, design systems, and full-stack migrations that become the foundation the team builds on.

Experience
Hireology Senior Software Engineer
Apr 2022 – Present  ·  Chicago, IL (Remote)
  • Built streaming LLM interfaces and tool-call visualization layers, collapsing feature prototyping cycles from days to hours and enabling 3× faster delivery of AI-driven work.
  • Developed MCP server integrations and natural language command interfaces, allowing non-technical stakeholders to interact with complex product data through conversational UX.
  • Architected and delivered a ShadCN-based design system and reusable component library adopted across the engineering org — enforcing visual consistency at scale and becoming the foundation for all new product surfaces.
  • Led full architectural migration from Ruby on Rails to React 18 and Next.js, establishing the frontend architecture and patterns the team builds on today.
  • Delivered core product workflow redesign for a $1M/month enterprise account, directly improving retention for the company's highest-value client.
  • Eliminated redundant API calls across high-traffic views using React Query's caching model and optimistic update patterns, cutting network request volume by 40% and improving Time to Interactive across all major product flows.
Elpha Secure Senior Software Engineer
May 2021 – Nov 2022  ·  New York, NY (Remote)
  • Founding frontend engineer on a multi-tenant cybersecurity insurance platform — built the entire UI layer from zero to production through a $22M Series A. Architected React/Next.js application surfaces with strict per-tenant data isolation, ensuring zero cross-tenant data leakage across all concurrent user sessions.
  • Designed and built a real-time cybersecurity threat dashboard aggregating live endpoint telemetry via WebSocket streams — complex, data-dense UI requiring careful performance optimization and clear information hierarchy to give brokers and clients live visibility into organizational risk posture.
  • Designed and enforced RBAC across every frontend surface — brokers, underwriters, and policyholders each saw only the UI components and data within their authorized permission scope, meeting strict compliance requirements for a regulated insurance environment.
  • Built end-to-end broker workflow UIs for insurance quoting and policy management — reduced manual underwriting steps through smart form design and workflow automation, accelerating deal close velocity by 30%.
Zipit Wireless Software Engineer
Nov 2018 – Apr 2021  ·  Greenville, SC
  • Built a React/Node.js IoT fleet management platform — designed and implemented real-time device monitoring dashboards using WebSockets, delivering live telemetry and remote control interfaces for enterprise clients including Samsung.
  • Owned UX design decisions for complex device provisioning workflows — reduced operator error rates and enterprise client onboarding time through careful interaction design and form optimization.
  • Built full device lifecycle management interfaces integrating directly with cellular provider APIs across large enterprise fleets.
Sealevel Systems Software Engineer
Feb 2018 – Nov 2018  ·  Greenville, SC
  • Built an Azure IoT Hub-backed monitoring platform (React, Node.js, WebSockets) — designed real-time telemetry dashboards and remote control interfaces for thousands of proprietary embedded hardware devices in mission-critical industrial environments.
Education
Galvanize Inc
Full-Stack Web Development
May 2017 – Nov 2017  ·  Denver, CO
Skills
LanguagesTypeScript · JavaScript · Python
FrontendReact · Next.js · Svelte · TanStack · Zustand · Tailwind CSS · ShadCN · MUI · CSS Modules · Figma
BackendNode.js · Express · FastAPI · WebSockets · REST APIs · MQTT · OAuth · JWT
DatabasesPostgreSQL · MongoDB · Prisma · Drizzle
TestingVitest · React Testing Library · Playwright · Storybook
InfrastructureAWS (EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda) · Docker · CI/CD · GitHub Actions · Vercel · LaunchDarkly
AILLM API Integration · Prompt Engineering · MCP Server Development · AI Agent Workflows