Billy Kwan

CEO

Seattle, Washington, United States18 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years of engineering leadership experience.
Generated over $150 million in annual recurring revenue.
Expert in building strong engineering organizations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cloud Services expert with a strong focus on organizational leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentOrganizational Leadership

Other Skills

JavaJavaScriptC#LinuxAgile MethodologiesDistributed SystemsSQLContract NegotiationScaled Agile Framework

About

Accomplished engineering leader with over 15 years of experience in shipping delightful consumer and enterprise software services predictably and on budget. Demonstrated expertise in product strategy, people management, internet-scale architecture, and continuous process improvement. Passionate about building strong and durable organizations where engineers can do the best work in their careers.

Experience

18 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs

Current Experience

Github

Staff Software Engineering Manager

May 2020 – Present · 6 yrs · Bellevue, Washington, United States

Led a team of 10+ engineers focused on bringing enterprise customers onto GitHub's DevOps journey
Generated $150 million+ in ARR through delivering Enterprise Managed Users, a walled garden GitHub-as-a-service product where enterprises can control the entire lifecycle of their users and intellectual property
Redefined GitHub's enterprise market segments in collaboration with the revenue organization and steered GitHub's engineering organization to focus on the next most significant revenue opportunity

Software DevelopmentJavaJavaScriptC#LinuxAgile Methodologies+3

Microsoft

Principal Software Engineering Manager

Aug 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Headed an organization of 10+ engineers focused on identity and access management capabilities in Azure DevOps
Expanded Azure DevOps' market reach by adding identity data residency support for the EMEA and APAC regions
Reduced engineering support time by 80%; decreased support case volume by 60%; improved support case resolution time from 21 to 2 days

Software DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesOrganizational Leadership

Hulu

2 roles

Principal Software Development Manager

Promoted

Jun 2014 – Aug 2018 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Grew an organization of 25+ engineers and managers spanning the web, identity management, and content broadcast rights
Modernized Hulu's identity and access management system to support significant live TV events
Decreased web feature delivery times on Hulu.com by 75% through introducing modern web technologies React and Redux
Established engineering career ladders, recruiting standards, and individual development plans followed by 300+ onsite staff

Software DevelopmentJavaScriptAgile MethodologiesOrganizational Leadership

Senior Technical Program Manager Lead

Sep 2013 – Jun 2014 · 9 mos

Orchestrated the delivery of personalization features spanning multiple platforms, including web, mobile, and living room devices across teams in multiple geographies
Trained 150+ engineers on Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices
Oversaw the development and operation of Hulu.jp, a $10 million per year contract with Nippon Television

Agile MethodologiesOrganizational Leadership

Microsoft

3 roles

Senior Software Development Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2013 – Sep 2013 · 6 mos · Redmond, Washington

Managed a team of 11 engineers to ship roles-based access control for Microsoft Active Directory
Oversaw the architecture design and coding of Azure Active Directory Security Reporting
Onboarded and mentored new team members to Microsoft development practices

Software DevelopmentC#