Shirmung Bielefeld
VP Of Engineering at Adaptive
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShirmung Bielefeld is an experienced engineering leader with 13 years building and scaling product engineering teams across consumer and commerce platforms, currently serving as VP of Engineering at Adaptive in New York. He has led cross-functional organizations at Shopify and Glossier, progressing from senior engineering roles into executive leadership while maintaining a hands-on, code-focused approach. Known for an ENTP curiosity and a taste for "long walks through code," he blends people-first management with practical technical judgment across frontend, backend, and platform concerns. As an instructor and coach earlier in his career, he brings a strong mentoring instinct and a track record of developing engineering talent. Notably comfortable in both startup and large-company settings, he thrives on turning ambiguous product challenges into reliable, scalable systems.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science at New York University
Github Skills (19)
draggable10
drag9
drag-and-drop9
javascript8
reflection7
introspection7
shopify6
online-store5
console5
pry5
psysh4
ecommerce4
ruby4
irb4
pty4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
shirmung/opencv-tests
Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
Contributions:19 commits in 28 days
shirmung/ui-examples
Sep 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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