senior software engineer & entrepreneur

Kaden Beckstead

I build software that compounds over time.

Kaden Beckstead is a Senior Software Engineer and entrepreneur currently working at Elementum AI. Previously, he was a Senior Software Engineer at Webflow and a Senior Software Engineer at Adobe. He is also the creator of CodeFlow and founder of StockMotion, and studied Computer Science at Brigham Young University.

I started in business and finance before realizing what I wanted to build lived in technology — not just functions and algorithms, but a way to turn ideas into something people could use. The through-line since: find a real-world problem, then build the product and the systems behind it.

Kaden Beckstead, Senior Software Engineer

Ownership that changes how teams work.

Webflow
CodeFlow
Kaden Beckstead designed and built CodeFlow solo — Webflow's open-source AI interview environment, now used exclusively for every Software Engineer candidate. Read about CodeFlow →
StockMotion
0 → App Store
Founded StockMotion and led a cross-functional team — marketing, design, and engineering — from idea through launch on the App Store and Play Store. Explore StockMotion →
Adobe
MTTR −35%
Redesigned Adobe's on-call process end-to-end, cutting mean-time-to-resolution for production alerts.
Adobe
35 services
Led the Node 12 → 18 upgrade across Adobe's Fusion microservice fleet without stalling delivery.

StockMotion

StockMotion
Founder & Software Engineer (Full Stack) · 2017 – present

Most people wish they'd learned personal finance in school. StockMotion is the gamified app Kaden Beckstead built to close that gap — teaching investing, budgeting, and financial literacy without the risk of a real trial by fire.

Kaden took it from an idea in 2017 through two full rebuilds, leading a team across marketing, design, and engineering — while personally owning the backend architecture, security, and API layer.

StockMotion product banner showing Learn About Personal Finance and key app screens
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Elementum AI, Webflow, Adobe, and the work in between.

Elementum AI
Elementum AI
Senior Software Engineer
2026 – Present
Webflow
Webflow
Senior Software Engineer
2024 – 2026
Adobe
Adobe
Senior Software Engineer
2021 – 2024
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About Kaden Beckstead

Who is Kaden Beckstead?
Kaden Beckstead is a Senior Software Engineer and entrepreneur. He currently works at Elementum AI and is the founder of StockMotion and creator of CodeFlow.
Where does Kaden Beckstead work?
Kaden Beckstead is a Senior Software Engineer at Elementum AI, as of July 2026.
Where did Kaden Beckstead work previously?
Kaden Beckstead was a Senior Software Engineer at Webflow (2024–2026) and a Senior Software Engineer at Adobe (2021–2024). He also worked at BambooHR, Instructure, and the Missionary Training Center.
What did Kaden Beckstead build?
Kaden Beckstead built CodeFlow, Webflow's open-source AI interview environment, and founded StockMotion, a gamified personal-finance literacy app available on iOS and Android.
Where did Kaden Beckstead study?
Kaden Beckstead studied Computer Science at Brigham Young University, earning a B.S. with an emphasis in Software Engineering and a Business Strategy minor in April 2020.

Let's talk about the work.

Questions about a project, CodeFlow, StockMotion, or something I'm building — happy to connect.