Steven Tamm
SVP at Tammberlin Vineyards (aka Silver Pines Vineyard)
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Tamm is an SVP and seasoned software architect with deep expertise in cloud computing, SaaS/PaaS platforms, developer tooling, and security, currently leading ISV ecosystem and architecture efforts at Okta. Previously Salesforce CTO and long-time platform architect, he has driven large-scale technical transformation—from building Hyperforce and Lightning Connect to unifying cross-product developer experiences—while managing organizations of up to 1,200 engineers. He combines hands-on JVM, Apex, and JavaScript coding experience with strategic M&A, corporate development, and integration work across startups and enterprise. At Scratch Financial he delivered measurable margin and cost improvements while achieving PCI and SOC II compliance, reflecting a pragmatic focus on secure, compliant product delivery. Based in San Francisco and trained at MIT (M.Eng), he also runs a boutique vineyard in Bennett Valley, demonstrating an entrepreneurial bent that spans both high-tech platforms and small-business operations. Colleagues rely on him for bridging deep technical design with business-led execution and go-to-market strategy.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
M.Eng Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, M.Eng Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Github Skills (28)
javascript10
parser10
typescript10
java10
sql10
extensible10
archived9
truffle9
aot8
lwc8
polyglot7
ruby7
salesforce-lightning7
shadow-dom7
nodejs6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
salesforce/grammaticus
Apr 2019 - Nov 2022
Contributions:8 reviews, 37 commits, 24 PRs in 3 years 8 months
salesforce/formula-engine
Jun 2021 - Nov 2022
Extensible Formula Parser Engine with a Java, SQL, and Javascript execution engine.
Contributions:58 reviews, 168 commits, 130 PRs in 1 year 5 months
formula-parserjavascriptsqlexecution-engineextensible
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