About

Gordon McNaughton is a seasoned full-stack software developer with almost twenty years of experience in the field. He started his career as a client-side Java and server-side C++ developer and later moved to work in various roles using different technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Javascript, iOS, and more. Currently, he is working as a Staff Software Engineer at Hubspot, where he is responsible for developing software products that people love. Gordon's passion lies in building products that people enjoy using, and he has worked in a variety of roles to achieve this goal. He has experience in Java GUI and XML development, C++ server-side development (IIS/ISAPI), Javascript/DHTML (AJAX) application development, and C#/J# GUI development. His expertise in these areas has enabled him to work on a wide range of projects, from building Netflix's front-end engineering team to being the lead software developer at Curious.com. At Curious.com, Gordon joined as the first engineering hire and built the platform from the ground up. He was responsible for architecture, DevOps, API design, and building features. He worked across the stack, including Ruby on Rails, Javascript (Backbone), iOS (Objective-C), and Android. Before joining Curious.com, Gordon worked as a Senior Web Developer at Netflix, where he built Netflix.com and the first version of Netflix's integration with Facebook OpenGraph. He primarily worked in Java (Struts 2) and Javascript. Gordon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Symbolic Systems (Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy) from Stanford University, where he graduated in 1999. He has a vast technical skill set, including software engineering, Javascript, Ruby, iOS, Java, web development, DevOps, AWS, frontend development, and integration. With almost 24 years of relevant experience, Gordon is a highly skilled software developer who can build products that people love.