Conner Fritz is a seasoned engineering leader with 12 years of software experience and more than five years in senior leadership, currently serving as Sr. Director of Engineering at Universe where he leads a 50-person organization in the event ticketing space. He blends hands-on polyglot craftsmanship—Ruby, JavaScript, Elixir, C#, Rust, plus side projects in Unity and ML—with a strategic focus on pragmatic architecture and product-driven delivery. Conner is known for building a culture of empathy, collaboration, and high developer satisfaction that lets teams move fast despite legacy constraints. He has advanced through engineering roles at Universe from Senior Developer to Director and now Sr. Director, pairing operational rigor with a bias for innovation. With a Mathematics and Physics background from the University of Toronto, he brings analytical thinking to complex technical and organizational problems.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics and Physics Specialist, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics and Physics Specialist at University of Toronto
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Conner Fritz - Sr. Director Of Engineering at Universe