James Heaney

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States3 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Healthcare-focused Full-Stack Developer with entrepreneurial experience.

LeadershipSoftware Development

Node.jsPHPMySQLVisual EffectsFilm EditingJavaScriptC++CryptographyJavaPythonFull-Stack DevelopmentMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeReact.jsReact Native

I sold my first startup just after my 22nd birthday, sold a consumer app shortly after, and now I'm going to win the creator economy.

3 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 6 mos

Average Tenure

10 mos

Current Experience

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

Grade is the API for performance-based payroll. Think of us like Deel or Gusto, but our payouts are for work completed, not hours. Companies use Grade to pay contractors and AI agents based on results: tasks completed, targets hit, work delivered. We handle compliance, tax reporting, and global payouts.

LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentNode.jsPHPMySQL

Aug 2024 – Jun 2025 · 10 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

Created an app called Pray Screen, which had 200K+ downloads, 4.9 star rating, and ranked just below the Bible in the reference category in the App Store. Sold in mid June.

Software DevelopmentVisual EffectsFilm EditingJavaScript

Oct 2021 – Apr 2022 · 6 mos

Optimized cryptographic algorithms to run on distributed networks of computers, solving pseudo-random number generation and speeding up Merkle proofs. Sold the technology to a blockchain company.

Software DevelopmentC++Cryptography

Jun 2019 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Worked on MyChart, the largest patient health record network used by over 1M+ patients worldwide. I was one of the few principal engineers, and built systems used over 1M times a week.

Software DevelopmentJavaPython

Apr 2018 – Jun 2018 · 2 mos · Humber River - Black Creek

A 400 hour contract for a technical support position which entailed office network and computer setup/management, general technical and procedural support, and daily communication with head office.