Erika Scherpelz
Head Of AI Platform
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErika Scherpelz is a seasoned engineering leader and systems thinker who currently leads AI platform efforts at Block after senior leadership roles building code search and AI tooling at Sourcegraph. With a long track record at Google, including managing a five-year migration of over 10 billion records and leading Maps platform teams, she combines deep technical expertise in distributed systems, data architecture, and large-scale migrations with executive-level team building and cross-functional strategy. She excels at synthesizing complex systems and bridging people and teams, hiring intellectually curious engineers who communicate well and bring diverse perspectives. Erika has founded and contributed to systems-thinking outreach through FLUX and co-authors a newsletter with 1,500+ subscribers, reflecting an uncommon blend of technical breadth and community-facing thought leadership. Based in Seattle, she pairs hands-on proficiency in C++, Java, Python, and Google SQL with a track record of delivering product and platform impact across startups and hyperscale environments.
4 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at University of WashingtonBS Computer Science Mathematics, BS Computer Science Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College
Github Skills (28)
code-search10
sourcegraph10
vscode-extension10
code-generation10
intellij-plugin10
code-interpreter10
code-intelligence10
developer-tools10
ai9
react8
planning7
highlighting6
obsidian6
task-list6
markdown4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ErikaRS/github-slideshow
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
ErikaRS/fun-games
Nov 2024 - Nov 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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