Alec Gorge is a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI with 15 years of engineering experience building high-scale web and mobile systems and shipping revenue-critical infrastructure. He has led engineering teams as CTO/VP at fintech Prime Trust and delivered core revenue and billing platforms at Discord, combining hands-on software development with operational and product leadership. Alec’s background spans native iOS video and mobile experience work at Instagram and Hulu, full-stack freelancing that powered apps with millions of users, and early-stage product launches that repeatedly applied lean startup principles. Based in San Francisco, he blends entrepreneurial grit with deep technical chops across backend, mobile, and platform integrity domains. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem solver who enjoys tinkering to improve everyday experiences beyond the obvious metrics.
15 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma Core 40 Honors, High School Diploma Core 40 Honors at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at Purdue University
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