Kevin O’Connor

Coach - Engineering Management

With two decades of experience in the tech industry, my journey has taken me through many different roles - everything from racking servers in data centers and networking, to leading 60-person teams in rapidly growing startups, to engineering extremely large scale distributed systems. I've had the privilege of working in diverse environments, spanning non-profits to venture-backed companies, with a focus on data platforms, cloud infrastructure, security, and both infrastructure and platform teams across industries like e-commerce, social media, and fintech. Notable stops in my career include Reddit, Kickstarter, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.

I specialize in helping organizations tackle complex organizational challenges, refine recruitment processes, plan for growth in engineering teams and in their systems, and excel in vendor and contract negotiations. For individuals, I offer guidance in career development, whether you aspire to excel as a high-impact individual contributor or aim for leadership roles. I also have extensive experience in salary negotiation, interview preparation, reviewing equity offers and many other parts of the job seeking process.