Syrie Bianco is a Director of Engineering with nine years of software experience, currently leading engineering at Nelo after growth roles at Buf and platform work at Uber. She blends backend and infrastructure expertise—particularly in Go and protocol buffer tooling—with hands-on management, scaling teams that ship reliable systems and developer-facing tools. Her unconventional path from a Columbia B.A. in Chemistry and Art History through Teach For America and App Academy gives her a rare mix of analytical rigor, creative problem-solving, and people-first leadership. Known for finding elegant solutions to complex bugs, she thrives on turning technically challenging problems into practical, production-ready results.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
St. Paul's School
B.A. Chemistry Art History, B.A. Chemistry Art History at Columbia University
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at App Academy
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