Jeff Rogers

Director of Engineering and Productivity

Pinger

Sep 2021 – Apr 2024

San Francisco Bay Area

• Led global engineering and productivity teams across three continents, supporting products used by 100M+ customers
• Managed multiple engineering managers and 25+ engineers while maintaining technical depth in system design and CI/CD architecture
• Owned CI/CD and release strategy, including progressive rollouts, dynamic configuration, and beta programs, enabling fast, low-risk delivery
• Built product-readiness, quality, and engineering-efficiency intelligence tooling used at the executive level
• Directed engineering operations to improve product development processes and project delivery timelines
• Implemented agile methodologies across engineering teams to improve collaboration and delivery efficiency
• Oversaw recruitment and development of engineering talent, supporting innovation and continuous improvement across teams
• Managed engineering budgets and resources, balancing operational costs against quality standards
• Led adoption of new technologies and tools across the engineering department to expand team capabilities
• Established performance metrics to assess team productivity and project outcomes
• Facilitated communication between engineering and executive leadership on project status and strategic priorities
• Worked across product, engineering, and operations functions to coordinate delivery

Principal Owner

Atriumn, LLC

Jan 2021 – Present

Chicago, IL

• Built an autonomous engineering pipeline turning GitHub issues into merged PRs under gated, evidence-verified review — 600+ merged PRs across 14 repositories
• Led product development for portfolio ventures (Idynic, Sabir Homes) from concept through build
• Led AI architecture and product development efforts for early-stage companies as principal owner of Atriumn, LLC
• Advised founders on software development lifecycle practices, delivery planning, and engineering strategy
• Guided engineering teams through strategic technical decisions, including delivery approach and architecture tradeoffs
• Conducted C-suite discovery sessions and executive-level engagements with major clients, including a large insurance provider
• Managed executive stakeholder relationships to align technical strategy with client business goals
• Integrated multi-model LLM workflows into serverless architectures designed for scalability across client platforms
• Operated as principal owner of Atriumn, LLC, providing AI architecture, platform design, and engineering advisory services
• Provided strategic engineering guidance to early-stage teams on delivery execution and product architecture decisions

Testing Lead → Head of Engineering Quality → Technology Practices Lead

Tempus AI

Sep 2017 – Jul 2021

Chicago, IL

• Directed CI/CD, quality engineering, and platform practices for over 300 microservices and 500 production services in regulated environments spanning HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 11 compliance
• Built a company-wide release management platform using LaunchDarkly and Firebase Remote Config, enabling safe and rapid deployments across the organization
• Standardized testing and platform reliability practices across multiple engineering teams, shaping Tempus's software lifecycle
• Progressed from Testing Lead to Head of Engineering Quality to Technology Practices Lead over a nearly four-year tenure, taking on expanding responsibility for quality and platform practices

Senior Director of Engineering

Centro

Sep 2014 – Sep 2017

Greater Chicago Area

• Led DevOps and automation initiatives across 10 teams, improving delivery velocity
• Built infrastructure-as-code and self-service deployment tooling to support DevOps adoption across engineering teams
• Established CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices across Centro's microservices, improving software quality and deployment speed
• Unified engineering processes and metrics to align product, engineering, and operations

Director of Engineering

Angie's List

Jan 2013 – Sep 2014

• Led oversight of a full platform rewrite, delivering cleaner code, faster performance, and easier deployment and rollback
• Led and guided engineering teams and organizations, directing engineering operations to improve product development processes and project delivery timelines
• Worked with Scala, Git, and AWS as part of platform rewrite and infrastructure modernization efforts
• Implemented agile methodologies within engineering teams to increase efficiency and collaboration across projects
• Oversaw recruitment and development of engineering talent within the team
• Managed engineering budgets and resources while maintaining quality standards in deliverables
• Established performance metrics to assess team productivity and project outcomes
• Directed quality engineering and release/DevOps for the consumer marketplace, leading 10 engineers and an engineering manager
• Reinvented the release function after inheriting poor testing and git practices: branching strategy, a proper testing pyramid with risk assessment, and CI on Bamboo and Jenkins
• Increased release cadence 2–4x across web properties, turning releases from painful events into routine non-events

Senior Engineering Manager

Groupon

Oct 2010 – Jan 2013

Chicago, IL

• Managed and coordinated a global engineering team across multiple geographical locations supporting 65 million daily users, accelerating project delivery timelines
• Owned subscription management and incident response dashboards serving 65M daily active users across web, mobile, and email channels
• Developed strategic initiatives to optimize team performance, improving project timelines and output
• Monitored and analyzed team performance metrics to inform decision-making with data-driven insights
• Led recruitment and onboarding of engineering talent, building a diverse and skilled engineering team
• Oversaw successful execution of multiple high-impact engineering projects contributing to company growth
• Implemented best practices in software development and project management across engineering teams
• Worked across product, engineering, and operations teams to align on project goals and coordinate delivery
• Facilitated communication between engineering teams in different geographic locations to support cross-border collaboration

Head of North American Quality Practice / Lead Consultant

Thoughtworks

Jul 2000 – Oct 2010

Chicago, IL

• Led the North American Quality Practice, managing multiple practice leads and consultants across a multi-disciplinary team
• Pioneered CI/CD and automated testing as professional consulting practices during an era dominated by manual waterfall QA
• Assessed a client's QA organization structure, resource allocation, and automation maturity, delivering tactical improvements and a long-term quality strategy roadmap
• Oversaw integration of quality assurance practices within Agile and DevOps environments, coordinating collaboration between development and testing teams
• Conducted regular training sessions and workshops to develop team members' quality assurance skills and techniques
• Mentored consultants and team members, developing their skills through ongoing coaching
• Worked across product, engineering, and operations functions to unify quality objectives with business goals
• Introduced automated testing tools and processes, reducing manual testing efforts
• Directed the North American Quality Practice across multiple client projects, managing a multi-disciplinary team of consultants