Summary
Andy Hopper is a solutions architect and seasoned technology leader with 11 years of experience scaling product and engineering teams across startups and enterprise clients from Boston. Currently at AWS, he partners with startups to solve everything from executive strategy to hands-on Kubernetes debugging, reflecting a rare blend of high-level facilitation and deep technical troubleshooting. Previously a two-time CTO and early founder, he led product-market fit, rebrands, and commercialization efforts that drove customer growth, revenue increases, and successful acquisitions. Skilled at building culture and cross-functional collaboration, he has repeatedly served as the single-threaded owner of product, engineering, and operations in resource-constrained settings. Known for pairing a hacker’s curiosity with empathetic leadership, he designs pragmatic systems that scale both technology and teams.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science Mathematics, Computer Science Mathematics at Eckerd College
Engineering, Engineering at Virginia Tech