Chad Hurin
Cary, NC
910-***-**** ️ *********@*****.*** LinkedIn
Summary
Full-stack software engineer and technical founder with 12+ years of experience building scalable systems, SaaS platforms, and real estate automation tools. Proven ability to lead software development efforts, manage cross-functional projects, and bootstrap technical products from zero to revenue. Experienced in Laravel, Vue, TypeScript, cloud hosting, and product development. Owner/operator with deep entrepreneurial experience in tech and real estate.
Professional Experience
Fleetwire — Lead Software Engineer & Founder
Jan 2020 – Present Remote
Architected and built a white-label SaaS platform for direct vehicle and car-sharing rentals.
Implemented core features including ID verification, e-sign agreements, reservation logic, and calendar sync with Turo and Getaround.
Developed multi-tenant infrastructure with Laravel, Vue 3, and Redis.
Designed the onboarding, subscription, and support flows to scale the platform with minimal support overhead.
Own all engineering, DevOps, analytics, and customer success initiatives.
FrunkYea Tesla Rentals — Owner
Feb 2017 – Present San Diego, CA & Tampa, FL
Founded and scaled a profitable Tesla rental business across multiple cities.
Automated reservations, customer communications, and pricing using proprietary tools.
Managed vehicle logistics, customer onboarding, and post-rental inspection processes.
Minmosa Realty, LLC — Owner & Operator
Mar 2015 – Present
Buy-and-hold real estate investor focused on residential seller financing.
Negotiated and closed 18+ properties, structured notes and leases, and managed cash flow and renovations.
Built systems to track leads, tenant communications, and portfolio performance.
NewBlue, Inc. — Database & Web Services Manager
Jan 2016 – Jul 2019 San Diego, CA
Managed backend systems and data integrations for a video editing software company.
Developed internal web tools and improved API reliability across internal services.
Led several infrastructure upgrades and integrations with CRM and payment providers.
MetLife — Big Data & Application Developer
Jul 2014 – Sep 2015 Cary, NC
Built and supported ETL workflows using Informatica and Unix.
Worked on annuity data pipelines and system integration testing.
Completed MTU training in big data and application development.
Fidelity Investments — Associate Software Engineer
Jun 2012 – Jul 2014 Durham, NC
Developed mainframe modules in COBOL, JCL, DB2 for investment platforms.
Built ESQL services for Bill Pay and tested services with SoapUI and Groovy.
Participated in LEAP, Fidelity's accelerated training program.
Education
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Mathematics — May 2012
Technical Skills
Languages: PHP, JavaScript (Vue, TypeScript), Python, COBOL, SQL, Bash
Frameworks: Laravel, Vue 3, Tailwind, InertiaJS
Tools: Git, Redis, Docker, Vite, Webpack, MySQL, DigitalOcean, Sentry, Postmark
DevOps: Caddy, PHP-FPM, GitHub Actions, Supervisord
Other: ETL (Informatica), CRM/ERP integrations, Stripe/Axle payments, custom analytics