Sergio Cruz

About Sergio

Engineering Director in Nashville, TN.

Hey there 👋! I’m a hands-on technology leader who is passionate about helping software engineering teams ship beautiful products with high-quality code. I currently lead cross-functional squads with direct reports who are technical individual contributors and engineering managers.

Before getting into tech leadership, I spent over a decade working as a software engineer for startups and enterprises. My path to getting into the industry was not traditional: I taught myself to code and got my first job as a developer when I was still a teenager. In fact, I was the only developer I knew until I went to my first tech conference at the age of 17. That was when I learned that there was a whole community behind the makers of software, and I was determined to be part of it. Little did I know that a seed was planted back then, and I started growing a passion for sharing my technical knowledge with others. I later went to college to formalize my skills, but by then I had been working full-time as an engineer for years.

Fast forward to today and I still love to share my knowledge with others. I teach online courses and give talks at meetups and tech conferences. I also mentor folks on how to break into our industry because I know how daunting a task that is. I was thrilled when I was first given the opportunity to mentor other engineers as part of my day-job. Back then, I was given the title of Tech Lead and was told to set the technical direction for the team and mentor others along the way. That was the beginning of my tech leadership career.

As a tech leader, I strive to create environments where software engineering teams can thrive by being productive, but also by expressing their creativity through code. One of the ways I do that is by making it safe to make mistakes as long as we’re learning from them. That typically means we’re pushing the envelope and trying new things. That's a must-have in our ever-evolving industry!

Want to talk more about building products or leading tech teams? Here's my contact info:
E. hello [at] sergiocruz.me
P. (407) six-nine-four 8175

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