Summary
Daniel Jolicoeur is a seasoned software engineering leader with 13 years of experience building and scaling technology organizations across fintech, hospitality, and media. He currently serves as VP of Software Engineering at Guideline after leading engineering teams at U.S. Bank, Placemakr, and WhyHotel, and previously scaling product and platform efforts as CTO of ICX Media. Daniel blends hands-on engineering roots—from systems integration and mobile/cloud product development to enterprise software—with strategic leadership of cross-functional teams (Engineering, IT, TechOps). Based in Washington, D.C., he is adept at translating complex business needs into reliable, production-grade systems and has a track record of stepping into fast-moving companies to stabilize and grow their technology footprint. An alumnus of UMBC with a pragmatic bias for operational excellence, he brings both startup agility and enterprise discipline to platform and delivery challenges.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
UMBC