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Douglas Gresham

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Director of Engineering at Trainline
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Douglas Gresham is the Director of Engineering at Trainline, with a career including leadership roles at Skyscanner, Facebook, and Google. Specializing in full-stack development, he focuses on building high-performing teams and driving technical design. He holds a BEng from The University of Edinburgh and received Googles second-highest award for innovation and impact.

Outside of work, Douglas is a motorsport enthusiast and incorporates lessons from Formula 1 into his writing on leadership. His interests also include video games, where he sometimes does speedruns, and early 20th-century abstract art. He uses his personal blog to explore topics on engineering culture and leadership.

He is a listed inventor on a patent for a system that provides point-of-interest data to user devices based on variable zones.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Blameless Team Culture
Writes extensively about building effective team cultures, drawing inspiration and direct analogies from the high-pressure environment of Formula 1 pit crews.
Engineering Metrics
He believes that bad metrics and KPIs can drive out good engineering practices, leading to a culture of mediocrity rather than impactful work.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Director of Engineering
Trainline
8-2019 - 1-2026
Director Of Engineering
Skyscanner
3-2018 - 7-2019
Software Engineering Manager
Facebook
9-2007 - 1-2018
Software Engineer
Google
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Education
2003 - 2007
BEng (Hons)
The University of Edinburgh
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