Jacob Mellor

Jacob Mellor is Chief Technology Officer at Iron Software and a visionary engineer pioneering C# PDF technology. As the original developer behind Iron Software’s core codebase, he has shaped the company’s product architecture since its inception, transforming it alongside CEO Cameron Rimington into a 50+ person company serving NASA, Tesla, and global government agencies.Jacob holds a First-Class Honours Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Civil Engineering from the University of Manchester (1998–2001). After opening his first software business in London in 1999 and creating his first .NET components in 2005, he specialized in solving complex problems across the Microsoft ecosystem.His flagship IronPDF & IronSuite .NET libraries have achieved over 30 million NuGet installations globally, with his foundational code continuing to power developer tools used worldwide. Jacob learned to code at just six years old and has spent his career committed to building tools that balance precision, performance, and developer experience. His ethos is that great software succeeds when it is inclusive, intuitive, and empowers developers of all backgrounds to achieve more with less friction . This belief has been central to Iron Software’s success—turning complex challenges like compliance, rendering, and automation into approachable solutions trusted by engineers across industries.With 25 years of commercial experience, Jacob remains focused on driving innovation in enterprise-grade C#, Java, and Python PDF technologies while mentoring the next generation of technical leaders.