Kevin Forbes
VP Of Engineering at Wagepoint
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolKevin Forbes is a seasoned engineering executive with over 25 years of software development experience and a track record of building high-performance teams and delivering cloud-native SaaS products. Currently VP of Engineering at Wagepoint, he has led cloud and AI-driven transformations across healthcare, IoT analytics, and financial services, often acting as both player and coach. He pioneered cloud development and API strategies early in his career, and has hands-on expertise in distributed architectures that scale for high-throughput, real-time systems. Kevin has driven M&A diligence and integration, founded a B2B SaaS company, and repeatedly implemented first-principles processes that shape engineering culture and product quality. Based in Ottawa, he blends technical depth with strategic leadership, finding the subtle architectural details that materially improve performance and reliability. Colleagues describe him as a catalyst for change who leverages practical innovation rather than hype to deliver measurable outcomes.
12 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Business Systems Analyst Information Technology, Business Systems Analyst Information Technology at Holland College
French, English
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
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