Peter Mccarron
Product Marketing - Developers at Figma
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPeter Mccarron is a product marketing leader focused on developer tooling with six years in tech and a track record driving GTM, messaging, and adoption for products like Figma Dev Mode, Code Connect, and HashiCorp Consul. He blends hands-on front-end contributions to notable open-source projects (including UI and content improvements for HashiCorp’s widely used Consul) with strategic marketing leadership, giving him a rare developer-marketer perspective. At Figma he shapes how developer-focused features are positioned and adopted, and previously led Consul product marketing and cloud GTM at HashiCorp. His background includes technical marketing at LaunchDarkly, enterprise solutions work with Verizon, and an MBA from University of Maryland, equipping him to translate complex technical value into clear customer outcomes. Based in Denver, he’s a code hobbyist who pairs practical engineering tweaks with go-to-market rigor to accelerate developer adoption. Notably, he often operates at the intersection of UX, content, and developer experience rather than in purely technical or purely marketing silos.
6 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College ParkBBA Marketing/Professional Selling, BBA Marketing/Professional Selling at University of Connecticutn/a Betriebwirtschaftlehre, n/a Betriebwirtschaftlehre at University of Mannheim
Github Skills (7)
javascript10
website-development10
react10
html9
consul8
ui-design8
service-mesh7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
hashicorp/consul
May 2020 - Feb 2022
Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 41 commits, 24 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Peter primarily focused on updating the website's content and user interface for the Consul project. Their commits involved modifications to homepage elements, use case pages, and the footer. The changes include updating links, modifying descriptions, and incorporating new features related to service mesh and cloud platform integration, reflecting a focus on marketing and user experience.
api-gatewayecsgolangcenterdistributed
pcmccarron/actions-flag-eval-demo
Mar 2023 - Feb 2024
Demo for testing LaunchDarkly's flag evaluations with GitHub Actions
Contributions:4 reviews, 12 PRs, 21 pushes in 11 months
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