Pittsburgh, PA
Blake Campbell Senior Software Engineer
I build reliable products across the stack, with an eye for clear interfaces and thoughtful user experiences.
Proof Points
- Modernizing nuclear-waste monitoring software at Argonne National Laboratory
- Built tools to classify millions of Apple chatbot conversations
- Led a remote team of eight at BenefitMany
- Maintain uses.tech, an open-source project with 1,000+ individual contributors
Work
Projects
uses.tech2021–PresentCore maintainer of uses.tech, an open-source directory with 1,000+ individual contributors.
Award Went To2025–PresentOscar-themed data visualizations of nominees and winners over time, plus prediction sheets and bingo for the upcoming ceremony.
SnapRemark2024–PresentSolo iOS side project: a social game for friends and family, written in Swift—live on the App Store.
AI Plays PokémonJul 2026–PresentTraining reinforcement learning agents for Pokémon Red and Crystal, with progress measured through verified gameplay milestones.- ManyComm2019–2021Anonymous text and chat for people seeking help—born from a partnership with a local domestic abuse hotline.
- Experian Data Dictionary2015A Ruby gem for Experian's data dictionary API with 20,000+ downloads on RubyGems.
About me
- Working remote from Pittsburgh, PA—home office.
- Married six years; three rescue dogs.
- Wake-up alarm: math problems.
- Built awardwentto.com for the Oscars—still lost at Oscar trivia.
- Half marathons, cooking, DIY landscaping (including a 50ft retaining wall).
- Helps maintain uses.tech so developers can share how they work.