Caleb Astey

Everyday Labs partners with school districts to address chronic absenteeism at scale, using the latest in behavioral science research.

• Led engineering due diligence for ~$25 million acquisition by Newsela.
• Managed engineering department of seven engineers, expanding product offerings for district partners.
• Architected backend systems, including infrastructure, databases, and services in Java/Python on AWS, utilizing Aurora Postgres, Lambda, and Serverless infrastructure.
• Mentored team members, guiding their career paths and fostering professional growth.

• Built inbound/outbound digital communication pipeline, integrating Dropwizard Java REST services, Python Lambdas, and Twilio's programmatic SMS APIs, servicing over 20 million SMS messages.
• Architected and managed infrastructure and software powering Everyday Pro, our flagship product serving thousands of school administrators across 50+ school districts, integrating several RESTful microservices through GraphQL middleware to React-powered SPA frontend.

LendUp was a socially responsible fintech company that redefined financial services for the emerging middle class.

• Developed compliance guards for small-dollar loan products using Java and Play Framework, ensuring adherence to CFPB guidelines.
• Led refactor to decompose monolith into service-oriented architecture and upgraded system from Java 6 to Java 8+, enhancing maintainability.

Flashband was a VC-backed startup that built musician networks and empowered them to play more gigs.

• Hired and managed international development team of front-end and back-end engineers to enhance project delivery.
• Architected fully featured social networking and events site for musicians, fostering large, active communities in Washington, DC.
• Integrated Java/Grails backend with critical third-party services, including Stripe and SendGrid, to streamline user transactions and communications.
• Successfully sold company to local musician organization that continues event operations.

Developed and maintained Java-based RESTful APIs to deliver analytics for utility clients. Enhanced data-driven decision-making through robust metrics and reporting systems. Built and supported an internationalization product interfacing customer communications with localized translators.

Conducted research for DARPA SBIR projects at Argon ST, a Boeing subsidiary specializing in C4ISR software.
Ensured compliance with strict security protocols by maintaining TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.