Colin McCaleb - Lead Software Engineer & Creative Technologist

Hello

I'm Colin McCaleb, Lead Software Engineer at Sidley Austin, where I architect and build full-stack applications on .NET, TypeScript, React/Next.js, and Azure. I'm an Azure Certified Developer with over a decade of experience in full-stack development, cloud architecture, and leading engineering teams. I build elegant solutions that merge creativity with technology to solve real business problems.

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Experience

Lead Software Engineer

Sidley Austin • 2026 - Present Global Law Firm

Architect, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using .NET, TypeScript, and React/Next.js on Azure
Lead technical decision-making on architecture, design patterns, and engineering best practices
Conduct code reviews focused on code quality, security, and performance optimization
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers while partnering with product and design on new features
Work with DevOps to build CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments on Azure

Director of Technology

MOOD • 2025 - 2026 Startup

Led technical strategy and development for a digital experiences platform. Built solutions that transformed how brands connect with their audiences.

Software Engineering Manager

Avanade • 2021 - 2025 Microsoft + Accenture JV

Led teams of 5-50 developers managing a modern data warehouse for healthcare companies
Built distributed systems processing billions of records through Snowflake and Cosmos DB
Deployed Java applications to Azure Kubernetes Service with Kafka event streaming
Community of practice lead for frontend development

Senior Software Engineer

Avanade • 2017 - 2021 Microsoft + Accenture JV

Built healthcare applications using Azure cloud services with Microsoft
Developed custom applications with .NET, React, Java, Cosmos DB, and Azure Synapse
Mentored junior developers in frontend and API development
Worked on FHIR server implementations for healthcare data

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

MOOD

Built a creative technology platform that transforms digital experiences for modern brands.

React Node.js Cloud Architecture

Healthcare Data Platform

Led 50+ developers building a data warehouse processing billions of healthcare records in real-time.

Azure Snowflake Kafka Kubernetes

Ecolab 3D

Built cloud platform for IoT data visualization, creating custom dashboards for industrial insights.

Angular .NET Data Visualization

Fortunæ

Minimalist personal finance tool with Electron and D3.js for clean data visualization.

Electron JavaScript D3.js

Slate

Contributed to decentralized mood board tool using React and Filecoin infrastructure.

React Node.js Filecoin

World Bicycle Relief

Designed and developed website for non-profit, implementing Salesforce integrations.

PHP Node.js Salesforce

Certifications

Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Data Fundamentals (DP-900)

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