Yink Teo is a people-first engineering leader with 13+ years in consumer and B2B tech and nine years managing high-performing teams across startups and public companies. Currently Director of Engineering at Opendoor after previous leadership roles at Sourcegraph and Twitter, he combines business-oriented decision making with hands-on delivery of scalable systems. He has led organizations of up to 50 engineers, champions cross-functional collaboration, and prioritizes unlocking individual potential through deliberate coaching. A former platoon commander and Duke-trained engineer, he brings disciplined execution and a systems mindset honed in both military and research settings. Colleagues describe him as energizing and pragmatic—focused on building the “first team” before optimizing for product or org structure.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
B.S.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering, B.S.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University
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