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Erik Wiffin

Observer · DISC type ci
Director of Engineering at Resilia
📍 Denver, Colorado, United States

Erik Wiffin is an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience helping startups scale. Now working as a Fractional Technical Lead, he partners with early-stage companies to provide technical direction, stabilize products, and build out hiring processes. He is also a certified Advanced Open Water Diver.

Beyond his technical leadership, Erik is a writer who shares his insights on engineering management and agile methodologies through his personal blog. He covers topics such as effective 1: 1s, the value of design plans, and limiting work-in-progress for managers, showing a passion for improving development processes and team dynamics.

Unique fact: Erik offers specialized AI training to help engineering teams adopt and leverage modern AI tools in their workflows.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Location
Denver, Colorado, United States
Personality Overview

How Erik shows up

Example Seeker
Value Driven
Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Erik cares about

Fractional Tech Leadership
Recently launched his own consulting practice to provide technical leadership for early-stage companies that are not yet ready to hire a full-time CTO.
Scaling Startups
His career focus is helping startups and scale-ups navigate growth, manage technical debt, and stabilize their products as they gain traction.
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Career

Work history

1-2025 - 7-2025
Director of Engineering
Resilia
4-2023 - 1-2025
Senior Engineering Manager
Resilia
4-2022 - 4-2023
Director Of Engineering
DEPT®
4-2021 - 4-2022
Director Of Engineering
Devetry (now DEPT®)
8-2019 - 5-2021
Senior Software Developer
Devetry (now DEPT®)
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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