Colin McCaleb
Leader • Software Engineer • Creative Technologist
Hello
I'm Colin McCaleb, Director of Technology & Co-Founder at MOOD, where we're building the future of digital experiences. As an Azure Certified Developer with over a decade of experience, I specialize in full-stack development, cloud architecture, and leading high-performance engineering teams. I'm passionate about creating elegant solutions that merge creativity with technology to solve complex business challenges.
Experience
Director of Technology / Co-Founder
MOOD • 2025 - Present Startup
Leading technical strategy and development for an innovative digital experiences platform. Building cutting-edge solutions that transform how brands connect with their audiences through immersive technology.
Software Engineering Manager
Avanade • 2021 - 2025 Microsoft + Accenture JV
- Led teams of 5-50 developers in managing and enhancing a modern data warehouse for leading healthcare companies
- Architected distributed systems processing billions of records through Snowflake and Cosmos DB
- Deployed Java applications to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Kafka event streaming
- Community of practice lead for frontend development, driving innovation across the organization
Senior Software Engineer
Avanade • 2017 - 2021 Microsoft + Accenture JV
- Collaborated with Microsoft to develop healthcare applications using Azure cloud services
- Built custom applications using .NET, React, Java, Cosmos DB, and Azure Synapse
- Mentored junior developers in frontend and web API development
- Worked on FHIR server implementations for healthcare data interoperability
Technical Skills
Languages
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- C# / .NET
- Python
- Java
- SQL
Frontend
- React / Next.js
- Angular
- HTML5 / CSS3
- D3.js / Three.js
- Tailwind CSS
Backend & Cloud
- Azure (Certified)
- .NET Core / Node.js
- Java Spring Boot
- Docker / Kubernetes
- Microservices
Data & DevOps
- Snowflake / Cosmos DB
- Kafka / Event Streaming
- Azure Data Factory
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Agile / Scrum
Notable Projects
Co-founding and building a creative technology platform that's transforming digital experiences for modern brands.
Led 50+ developers building a modern data warehouse processing billions of healthcare records in real-time.
Built cloud platform for IoT data visualization and analytics, creating custom dashboards for industrial insights.
Minimalist personal finance tool built with Electron and D3.js for elegant data visualization.
Contributed to decentralized mood board creation tool using React and Filecoin infrastructure.
Designed and developed website for non-profit organization, implementing Salesforce integrations.