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Brian Rose

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Director of Engineering at IGN Entertainment
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Brian is an application development leader with over 14 years of experience building and running lean software teams for startups and Fortune 10 enterprises. He was recently the Director of Engineering at IGN Entertainment, with previous leadership roles at Shopify and VMware.

Outside of his professional life, Brian is an avid gamer, a passion that aligns perfectly with his recent role in the gaming industry. According to a recent social media post, he is currently based in Seattle and exploring new opportunities.

People who have worked with Brian often describe him as a creative, authentic, and dedicated leader and mentor.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Engineering Leadership
He has extensive experience leading large, cross-disciplinary teams of over 200 practitioners and managing services revenue of more than $40 million annually at VMware.
Headless E-commerce
At Shopify, he led the development of strategic headless commerce tools, including the Hydrogen front-end framework and the Oxygen hosting platform.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Director of Engineering
IGN Entertainment
7-2021 - 5-2023
Director of Engineering, Custom Storefronts / Headless E-commerce
Shopify
5-2013 - 7-2021
Senior Director / Director, Application Development
VMware Tanzu Labs (formerly Pivotal Labs)
6-2010 - 5-2013
Director of Application Development
Factory Design Labs
12-2009 - 6-2010
Senior Web Applications Developer
Chargify.com
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