Laurence Cruz is a software engineering team manager with 11 years of experience, currently leading Developer Experience - Quality at Squarespace from Bergenfield, NJ. He manages a remote team embedded across product groups to drive shift-left testing, static analysis, and SOX-compliant traceability, improving metrics like code review time, MTTD, and bug leakage for 100+ services. Laurence combines technical coaching and cross-functional collaboration with Delivery, Tech Writing, and Developer Tools to create “golden paths” that make high-quality releases repeatable and measurable. His background in English and digital media gives him a knack for developer outreach, documentation, and onboarding that boosts adoption of quality practices. Notably, he spearheaded SonarQube rollout and a JIRA ticket linter to harden code quality and auditability across the organization.
11 years of coding experience
High School, High School at Saint Agnes Boys High School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English, Digital Media, Pre-Business, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English, Digital Media, Pre-Business at College of the Holy Cross
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Contributions:1 release, 20 commits, 5 PRs in 3 months
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Laurence Cruz - Software Engineering Team Manager at Squarespace