Summary
Sam Voigt is an engineering leader and hands-on maker with 11 years of experience building and sustaining software teams and products. As an Engineering Manager at Meta who co-founded the Codebase Sustainability team, he focuses on long-term health and developer productivity while still shipping software. He also runs Voigt Manufacturing Company, where he designs and hand-builds the Microtron Jumbotron, blending hardware craftsmanship with embedded programming and product ownership. His background spans iOS development, curriculum and editorial roles, and community leadership on boards like Medford Youth Baseball, showing a knack for mentoring and organizing across disciplines. Sam holds an MS in Computer Science and a master’s in Peace Studies, an uncommon combo that informs his practical, people-centered approach to technical problems. Colleagues would describe him as a builder who prefers empowering the people doing the work over doing it for them.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at UMass Boston
BA, Liberal Arts, BA, Liberal Arts at University of Rochester
English