Bryan Thompson is a results-driven engineering leader with 11 years of experience building and scaling payment and SaaS platforms, now serving as Director of Engineering at Gravity Payments. He combines deep payments expertise—PCI, EMV and processor certifications—with a proven track record of improving delivery cadence, bug reduction, and retention across multi-disciplinary teams. As a former CTO and co-founder, he pairs strategic product and compliance leadership with hands-on architecture and operational ownership, having taken multiple payment products from concept to production. Known for turning complex compliance and certification requirements into repeatable processes, he drove initiatives that improved on-time delivery to 99% and cut bug scores by over 90%. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, Bryan also maintains an entrepreneurial streak from running a profitable SaaS consultancy, bringing an operator’s mindset to engineering leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
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Bryan Thompson - Director Of Engineering at Gravity Payments