Paul De Goes is a seasoned engineering leader with 15 years of experience building and scaling high-performance teams across startups and billion-dollar companies. Currently VP of Engineering at Syncro, he has a track record of rebuilding legacy platforms, founding architecture councils, and creating repeatable hiring and onboarding funnels that improve delivery and engineering standards. A pragmatic technologist and student of human engineering, he prioritizes efficiency, simplicity, and coaching—spending significant time developing direct reports into autonomous, high-impact contributors. His background spans hands-on development through senior management roles at Shutterstock, LivingSocial, and Decisiv, where he led data pipelines, ETL modernization, and cross-functional initiatives. Based in Moscow, Idaho, Paul pairs a business-minded education in theology, philosophy, and information systems with a persistent focus on measurable outcomes and organizational learning.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Business Management with an option in Information Systems, Business Management with an option in Information Systems at Montana State University Billings
BA Theology Philosophy Business, BA Theology Philosophy Business at The Master's University
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