Summary
Dana Groff is a veteran software engineering leader with four decades of experience building scalable systems in databases, distributed systems, storage, and AI infrastructure. She has led and grown global teams of engineers and managers up to 35+ people, hiring hundreds and practicing servant-leader, intent-based management to keep highly skilled teams engaged. Technically hands-on across C++, LLVM codegen, transactional middleware, and cloud-native Kubernetes microservices, she has driven high-performance parallel and concurrent architectures at companies from Microsoft and Amazon to NVIDIA and SingleStore. Dana pairs deep engineering craftsmanship with customer-facing roles and IP stewardship, having shaped optimizers, query engines, and large-scale AI platform services. Unusually, she balances intense technical work with long-term volunteer leadership—from national animal rescue boards to ski instruction—showing a practical, human-centered approach to mentorship and team culture. A Clarkson-educated computer scientist, she excels at making sense of complexity and turning chaotic projects into reliable, maintainable products.
9 years of coding experience
40 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science Mathematics, BS Computer Science Mathematics at Clarkson University
English