Summary
Andrew Pierce is an engineering manager with 13 years of professional experience and a multi-decade coding background spanning C, C++, Java, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript and more. He currently leads security engineering at Google after managing information security teams at BlueCross BlueShield and a brief leadership stint at Mandiant, blending hands-on systems engineering with people-first management. Passionate about blockchain and crypto, he is also an avid full-stack JavaScript practitioner who enjoys shipping apps with React, Vue, Fastify and Next.js. Known as an empathetic leader, he focuses on developing engineers’ careers and aligning technical work with individual ambition. Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Andrew brings rare institutional memory across legacy systems and modern web stacks, enabling pragmatic architecture and secure delivery.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bradley Central High School
Cleveland State Community College