Scott Kleper is an AI-focused engineering leader, founder, and longtime hands-on coder who blends product vision with deep technical execution across mobile, web, and AI prototypes. With 13+ years of experience building teams and flagship products—from pioneering social marketing tools at Context Optional (acquired into Adobe) to leading iOS and platform work at Twitch and prototyping AI-driven experiences at Airbnb—he thrives at the intersection of product, design, and architecture. He’s authored a professional C++ book, taught at Stanford, served on Adobe’s Architecture Council, and routinely moves teams from zero to scale. Scott advises nonprofits on pragmatic AI adoption and continues to ship consumer-facing apps via his startup Boat Launch. Known for contrarian thinking and a taste for cross-disciplinary roles, he pairs strategic leadership with day-to-day coding in Swift/SwiftUI and AI implementations. An amusingly candid detail: he describes himself as an edible brassica—so you get creativity, engineering rigor, and a sense of humor.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BS / MS Computer Science, BS / MS Computer Science at Stanford University
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