Summary
Paul Senechko is a seasoned engineering leader with 20+ years building and scaling engineering organizations from startup to IPO-ready growth, now serving as Vice President of Engineering at Customer.io after leading Lob through hypergrowth and profitability. He combines product-minded engineering leadership with hands-on experience in developer platforms, APIs, and marketplace initiatives—driving revenue and engagement at DigitalOcean and modernizing high-traffic consumer systems at Zillow. Known for scaling teams rapidly (20 to 100+ in under two years) and owning cross-functional functions including product, design, data, security and IT, he emphasizes removing barriers for distributed teams to do their best work. Paul pairs a strong technical foundation (BS CS, MS Engineering Management) with operator instincts that have supported Series C funding, strategic acquisitions, and an IPO-worthy trajectory. An early entrepreneur who founded a successful consulting practice, he brings a pragmatic blend of startup grit and Fortune 500 rigor to complex engineering challenges.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Engineering Management, Master's Degree Engineering Management at Stevens Institute of Technology
English