Jordan McRae

Technical founder focused on robust architecture.

10+ years building digital products and leading teams for startups & Fortune 500s. Co-founder of Stack Five, an enterprise digital product studio in Toronto.

Companies I've worked with

Founder-Led ExecutionCo-founded and built an enterprise digital product studio from the ground up, steering technical strategy, hiring, team management, and client operations.
Enterprise Delivery at ScaleDirected end-to-end technical lifecycles and software delivery for marquee enterprise clients including adidas, Reebok, and Salesforce.
Applied AI EngineeringLed technical implementation of modern AI integrations, bridging legacy infrastructure and language models for high-growth ventures.
AI Product DeliveryBuilt production AI systems across client engagements, from multi-tenant SaaS platforms to agents that act on live application data, with automated evals, confirmation guardrails, and cost engineering throughout.
Team & Process GovernanceMentored cross-functional teams and enforced rigorous development, architectural, and operational standards to ensure consistent zero-to-one project success.

About.

I'm the co-founder of Stack Five, an enterprise digital product studio based out of Ontario, Canada. I lead technical strategy, hiring, team management, and client relationships, while staying close to the work and shipping code. Lately that means building AI integrations and tooling, with AI-assisted development as part of my daily engineering workflow.

Before Stack Five, I built and scaled B2B applications at adidas North America, working closely with third-party providers on custom solutions for the North American market, and helped bring Focals AR smart glasses to market at North before Google acquired it. I got my start consulting at Dev6, with clients anywhere from Chrysler to not-for-profits.

Things I've worked on

Enterprise B2B platforms for adidas and Reebok
Rapid prototypes at Salesforce
A blockchain auditing platform
A Discord commerce bot
Smartphone-based home monitoring
Sports media analysis tools
Prison and inmate telecommunications software
Fundraising platforms for not-for-profits
Launch software for Focals AR smart glasses
AI agents and SaaS platforms

Case studies.

Experience.

2018 - Present

Co-founder, Stack Five

Founder-Led Execution: Co-founded and built an enterprise digital product studio from the ground up, steering technical strategy, hiring, team management, and client operations.
Enterprise Delivery at Scale: Directed end-to-end technical lifecycles and software delivery for marquee enterprise clients including adidas, Reebok, and Salesforce.
Applied AI Engineering: Led technical implementation of modern AI integrations, bridging legacy infrastructure and language models for high-growth ventures.
AI Product Delivery: Built production AI systems across client engagements, from multi-tenant SaaS platforms to agents that act on live application data, with automated evals, confirmation guardrails, and cost engineering throughout.
Team & Process Governance: Mentored cross-functional teams and enforced rigorous development, architectural, and operational standards to ensure consistent zero-to-one project success.

2018

Software Developer, Focals by North (acquired by Google)

Bridged AR smart glasses and digital commerce at North (acquired by Google). Worked closely with hardware and product teams to bring Focals AR smart glasses to market through frictionless web and retail experiences.
Product Execution: Planned and deployed the customer-facing platforms behind the launch of Focals AR smart glasses, including e-commerce, booking and appointment management for custom fittings, user accounts, and marketing.
Architecture & Delivery: Engineered full-stack JavaScript applications and mobile experiences in React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL, and maintained the CI/CD pipelines behind them.

2016

Web Application Developer, adidas

Platform Engineering & Reliability: Built, scaled, and maintained adidas North America's B2B web platform, ensuring high availability and seamless data flow across modern and legacy enterprise systems.
Technical Architecture & Delivery: Built and supported scalable B2B web applications across North America using React, AngularJS, and Node.js to power critical business workflows.
Platform Breadth: Worked across dozens of applications on the platform, from ordering and inventory workflows to reporting services, authentication, and operational tooling.

2015

Full Stack Web Developer / Consultant, Dev6

Partnered with engineering and business stakeholders across various industries to plan and deliver software solutions that streamlined core operations and helped businesses scale.
Client Management & Delivery: Managed client relationships and projects end to end, from planning and scoping through build and delivery, often across several engagements at once.
Consulting Delivery: Integrated modern frontend interfaces with bespoke backend services, managing rapid technical lifecycles across multiple concurrent client engagements.

Skills.

Languages & FrameworksTypeScript · Node.js · Next.js / React · Express · Python · Django · React Native

AI & DataAgentic Architecture · LLM Integration (MCP) · RAG · LLM Evals · Claude / Anthropic API · OpenAI API · LangChain · AI-Assisted Development (Claude Code) · PostgreSQL / MongoDB · Redis

Cloud & DeliveryAWS · Vercel · Docker · CI/CD

PracticesEnterprise System Architecture · Cross-Functional Team Leadership · B2B Product Strategy

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