Summary
Steve Durko is a seasoned technology executive and CEO with over a decade of leadership experience building high-performance engineering organizations and customer-facing products. He has scaled teams and delivery cadence across fintech and trading firms—driving multi-release Agile transformations, automated CI/CD, and architecture initiatives that reduced defects and saved millions in compliance and licensing costs. As CTO at several firms he blended hands-on architecture (C++, C#, Java, Ruby/Rails) with people development, creating leadership programs and recruiting pipelines for sustained growth. Since 2019 he has steered Fountain Pools & Water Features from a technical leader’s perspective into a top-10 Florida builder, applying product-minded operations to a traditional trade business. Known for translating trader and regulatory needs into robust, auditable systems, he pairs deep systems engineering chops with a knack for operational turnaround. Based in Punta Gorda, FL, he describes his career as “building awesome people and technology since 1997,” reflecting a long-term commitment to technical mentorship and business impact.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Indiana University Bloomington
Computer Information Systems Business/Finanace, Computer Information Systems Business/Finanace at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at Andrean High School