Summary
Xavi Ferró is a seasoned technology leader and hands-on Chief Technology Officer based in Sydney, bringing over 20 years of product development experience and 14 years in senior engineering roles. Currently CTO at Simply Wall St after serving as Head of Engineering there, he previously led teams at Atlassian’s JIRA and held technical leadership and development roles at eBay and UBS, demonstrating expertise in scaling engineering organisations and complex product delivery. He blends strategic stewardship with day-to-day engineering craft, moving between architecture, team leadership, and product-driven execution. Trained with a master’s in computer science from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, he has a track record of shipping reliable systems across fintech and enterprise SaaS domains. Notably, his career spans both startup CTO roles and leadership within large tech firms, giving him a rare mix of entrepreneurial agility and operational rigor.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Escola Universitària Politècnica - Lleida
UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
English