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Soapbox Innovations

Soapbox Innovations

Graham M / January 10, 2025

Soapbox Innovations is a SaaS platform designed to help teams align, execute, and scale effectively. As a Vancouver-based engineering leader at Soapbox, I contributed to building tools that empowered Fortune 500 companies to achieve success through better team collaboration, strategic alignment, and growth.

Features

  • High-Performing Teams: Empowered teams with features that drove accountability and effective communication.
  • SaaS Scalability: Designed and implemented scalable systems to serve enterprise-level clients.
  • Fortune 500 Impact: Delivered solutions that scaled with some of the largest organizations in the world.
  • Collaborative Environment: Created tools that fostered alignment between teams, leaders, and stakeholders.

My Contributions

  • Leadership: Led the engineering department, scaling it to a team of 35 members.
  • Technical Strategy: Developed and executed strategies for platform scalability and feature innovation.
  • Product Development: Collaborated closely with product and design teams to deliver user-centered solutions.
  • AI Integration: Leveraged AI technologies to streamline workflows and improve team productivity.

Technologies

  • Ember.js and Laravel PHP: Core technologies for the application’s front-end and back-end development.
  • MariaDB: Used for database management and scalable data storage.
  • AWS Infrastructure: Ensured robust deployment and high availability with cloud-based solutions.

Why It’s Cool

Soapbox Innovations provided a unique opportunity to merge technology and strategy to empower teams worldwide. From AI integration to tackling the challenges of scaling for Fortune 500 companies, the platform exemplified how thoughtful engineering and design can create transformative tools for collaboration and growth.