Summary
Kristine Paas is an engineering manager with 12 years of experience building and leading multicultural, cross-functional teams across Southeast Asia and Singapore. Currently leading engineering at Grain after progressing from senior engineer roles, she combines hands-on software delivery with people management and team-building experience from startups to scale-ups. Her background spans full lifecycle product work—from web development to senior engineering—and includes community leadership as director of Women Who Code Manila (2017–2020), reflecting a commitment to mentorship and diversity. Holding a Master’s in IT in Business (Digital Transformation) from SMU and dual undergraduate degrees in math education and ECE, she blends technical depth with a strong interest in aligning engineering with business outcomes. Colleagues describe her as a pragmatic, growth-oriented leader who still enjoys coding and mentoring engineers into managerial and technical roles.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, IT in Business (Digital Transformation Track), Master's degree, IT in Business (Digital Transformation Track) at Singapore Management University
Bachelor of Secondary Education, Mathematics, Bachelor of Secondary Education, Mathematics at University of the Philippines
Filipino, English, Japanese, Spanish, Indonesian