Chad Lagore is an accomplished Principal Software Engineer at Affirm, with a progressive career spanning multiple technical roles since June 2018. Lagore has defined product roadmaps and architecture for Data Infrastructure, led technical roadmaps for Data Storage and Services, and served as a technical lead for streaming infrastructure and event-driven architectures, enhancing microservice resilience. Prior experience includes roles at Mobify, where Lagore engineered real-time data pipelines and produced data-driven insights, and began with an engineering internship at AECOM focused on data analysis. Lagore holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Software Engineering from The University of British Columbia and has also completed certifications in project management and engineering transfer programs at Mount Royal University.