Summary
Sebastian Mankowski is a product and engineering leader with 12 years of experience building tools that automate release notes and documentation to accelerate shipping and revenue. Currently building at Sandgarden after recent senior product roles at BeyondTrust, Equi, and a multi-stage tenure at strongDM, he combines go-to-market focus with deep product execution in security and developer tooling. His background spans quantitative environments—from trading and economic consulting to leading product for Citadel’s COO team—bringing a data-driven discipline to product decisions. Trained in physics and mechanical engineering (Haverford College, Columbia Engineering) and having completed all CFA levels, he blends technical rigor with financial and operational fluency. Known for translating complex workflows into automated, user-facing systems, he favors pragmatic automation that reduces manual overhead across release and documentation pipelines. Based in New York, he thrives at the intersection of developer experience, security, and measurable business impact.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
All levels completed, All levels completed at CFA Institute
Bachelor of Science Physics, Bachelor of Science Physics at Haverford College
MS Mechanical Engineering, MS Mechanical Engineering at Columbia Engineering