Summary
Dan Godfrey is a seasoned product-focused engineering leader with 15 years of experience scaling teams and systems across startups and high-growth companies. He has driven engineering transformations that supported triple-digit revenue growth, $100M+ ARR outcomes, and platform initiatives like Online Store 2.0 at Shopify and Tap to Pay on iPhone integrations. Known for marrying product strategy with operational rigor, Dan has built orgs from seed to scale—growing engineering teams from dozens to 80+ while introducing production, data, and security disciplines that cut costs and improved performance. He pairs hands-on technical judgment (early Amazon SDE experience) with a founder’s practicality, recently exploring and rigorously invalidating multiple startup ideas to sharpen focus. Based in Canada, Dan is now directing product engineering with a proven track record of turning complex business goals into measurable engineering outcomes.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc Software Engineering, B.Sc Software Engineering at University of Ottawa