Summary
Bill Gallmeister is a veteran engineering leader with 14 years in senior technical and management roles and a multi-decade background in systems, kernel, and distributed software. He has led teams at Dropbox, H2O.ai, Infoblox and Azul, guiding platform and file-sync engineering while rolling up his sleeves to debug kernels, CI, and high-availability systems. Known for bringing engineering maturity—establishing sprint cadences, stabilizing CI, and shipping reliable core services—he’s comfortable moving between hands-on systems work and organizational leadership. Now retired from formal tech leadership and based in Los Gatos, he channels his curiosity into learning adventures and cycling of all kinds, a pastime that mirrors his pragmatic, endurance-minded approach to problem solving.
14 years of coding experience
38 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) computer science, Bachelor of Science (BS) computer science at UC Santa Barbara
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill