Jeff Rogers

Director of Engineering and Productivity

Pinger

Sep 2021 – Apr 2024

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed multiple engineering managers and 25+ engineers while maintaining technical depth in system design and CI/CD architecture
• Directed engineering operations to improve product development processes and project delivery timelines
• Implemented agile methodologies across engineering teams to improve collaboration between team members
• Oversaw recruitment and development of engineering talent across the organization
• Worked across product, engineering, and operations functions to coordinate delivery
• Managed engineering budgets and resources while maintaining quality standards across teams
• Led adoption of new technologies and tools to expand engineering department capabilities
• Established performance metrics to assess team productivity and project outcomes
• Facilitated communication between engineering and executive leadership on strategic priorities and delivery status

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
• Designed multi-model LLM workflows, integrating multiple AI models into unified serverless architectures
• Led product development for portfolio ventures (Idynic, Sabir Homes) from concept through build
• Directed product development efforts for early-stage AI platform clients as principal owner and technical lead
• Advised founders and engineering teams on software development lifecycle practices to guide delivery and execution
• Guided founding teams through strategic technical decisions covering architecture, delivery timelines, and product direction
• Served as strategic engineering advisor to early-stage founders, shaping delivery approach and technical roadmap
• Conducted executive-level discovery and stakeholder engagements with major clients, including a large insurance provider
• Ran C-suite discovery sessions to define technical strategy and platform requirements for enterprise clients
• Owned end-to-end AI platform architecture and product decisions for early-stage clients as principal consultant

Testing Lead → Head of Engineering Quality → Technology Practices Lead

Tempus AI

Sep 2017 – Jul 2021

Chicago, IL

• Progressed through roles of Testing Lead, Head of Engineering Quality, and Technology Practices Lead over four years, taking on increasing responsibility for platform-wide quality and release practices

Senior Director of Engineering

Centro

Sep 2014 – Sep 2017

Greater Chicago Area

• Established CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices across Centro's microservices, improving software quality and deployment speed

Director of Engineering

Angie's List

Jan 2013 – Sep 2014

• Provided leadership oversight of a full platform rewrite, delivering cleaner code, faster performance, and easier deployment and rollback
• Led and guided engineering teams and organizations through the platform rewrite and DevOps transformation
• Built continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Bamboo and Jenkins
• Used Scala, Git, and AWS to support platform rewrite and CI/CD pipeline architecture
• Directed engineering operations to improve product development processes and project delivery timelines
• Implemented agile methodologies within engineering teams 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, working across time zones to accelerate 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
• Implemented best practices in software development and project management across engineering teams to support ongoing improvement of processes and outcomes
• Worked across product, engineering, and operations functions to keep teams aligned on project goals
• Led recruitment and onboarding of engineering talent, building a diverse and skilled team to meet organizational needs
• Oversaw successful execution of multiple high-impact engineering projects contributing to company growth
• Monitored and analyzed team performance metrics to inform decision-making with data-driven insights
• Facilitated communication between teams on project goals to support productivity

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 serving clients on various projects
• Pioneered CI/CD and automated testing as professional consulting practices during an era when manual waterfall QA dominated the industry
• Assessed a client's QA organization structure, resource allocation, and automation maturity, delivering tactical improvements and a long-term quality strategy roadmap
• Mentored and coached consultants and team members, developing quality assurance best practices across the organization
• Worked across product, engineering, and operations functions to align quality objectives with project execution
• Introduced automated testing tools and processes into client engagements, reducing reliance on manual testing efforts