Patrick Lebold is a Staff Data Engineer with 12 years of experience building and operating petabyte-scale data pipelines, now driving analytics infrastructure at Riot Games after senior roles at Tinder and Bird. He combines deep systems-thinking from an early embedded/software background with a pragmatic focus on cost optimization, operational efficiency, and cross-functional simplicity. Skilled at team-building and establishing robust development standards, he consistently reduces friction between data, product, and engineering stakeholders. His trajectory from embedded systems at Silicon Labs to large-scale data engineering surfaces a rare mix of low-level rigor and cloud-scale architecture. Based in the Los Angeles area, he favors practical, auditable solutions that balance performance with maintainability.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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