Summary
Steven Linde is a seasoned engineering leader with over a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling software teams for high-growth businesses, currently a Senior Engineering Manager at Google in San Francisco. His career includes executive engineering roles at Neustar and Aggregate Knowledge, plus leadership stints at CNET, NexTag, and startups, demonstrating consistent advancement from software engineer to VP-level management. He excels at aligning engineering organizations with fast-changing product and business needs, turning early-stage projects into reliable, production-grade systems. Steven pairs technical judgment with people-first management, coaching leaders and creating processes that enable rapid hiring and sustainable velocity. His academic background includes an MS from Columbia and a BA from Dartmouth, reflecting a strong foundation in both technical depth and strategic thinking. An understated strength is his track record of navigating both large enterprise and startup cultures, making him adept at scaling teams through periods of rapid change.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BA, BA at Dartmouth College
MS, MS at Columbia University
Georgetown Prep