Keir Lauritzen
Director Of Engineering - Fandom at SeatGeek
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolKeir Lauritzen is a senior engineering leader with nine years in software leadership, currently serving as Director of Engineering for Fandom at SeatGeek in the New York City area. He specializes in building high-performing engineering organizations, scaling platforms (notably core banking and money movement systems), and leading cross-functional transformations that improve observability, incident response, and delivery cadence. Keir has repeatedly led large restructures, launched foundational platforms into production, and created programs for mentoring, manager hiring, and staff development that persist beyond his teams. His background combines deep technical chops—from building 90% of a core banking codebase to architecting HIPAA-compliant healthcare monitoring systems—with strategic program leadership and OKR-driven roadmapping. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, bringing an unusual mix of research rigor and business acumen to product and operational decisions. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic change leader who pairs hands-on execution with intentional people development.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General at University of MarylandMaster of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at Columbia University
English
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Github Skills (33)
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hydra9
openid9
openid-provider9
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oauth9
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oauth2-provider9
openid-connect8
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
keirl/coms4156_jumpstart
Apr 2017 - May 2017
Jumpstart Project for Columbia University's COMS 4156
Contributions:37 commits, 5 PRs, 40 pushes in 11 days
conda-forgecolumbia-universitycomsjumpstarteagle
keirl/kvstore
Jan 2023 - Feb 2024
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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