Hi, I'm Alon Levi - VP of Engineering at WorkOS
I thrive on building and scaling engineering teams that drive product strategy and company growth. My passion lies in fostering environments of trust, autonomy, and accountability where technical judgment and clear decision-making lead to impactful innovation and robust systems.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Interned at Google and later led engineering teams at Quip and Slack.
Currently serves as VP of Engineering at WorkOS, scaling high-performing teams.
Can help others by advising on scaling engineering teams and aligning technical strategy with business goals.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundational Engineering
Began career as a Software Engineer at Google, gaining experience in core technologies like App Engine and MapReduce.
✦ Software Engineering
Product Engineering Growth
Contributed as an Engineer at Dropbox and later led engineering at Quip, focusing on product development and team leadership.
✦ Dropbox
✦ Quip
✦ Product Development
Leadership in High-Growth Environments
Steered engineering organizations through significant growth and strategic transitions at companies including Slack and Salesforce.
✦ Slack
✦ Salesforce
✦ Leadership
💪🏻 Superpowers
Architect of Scalable Systems
Proven ability to design and implement robust, scalable engineering solutions.
✦ Led platform and infrastructure engineering at scale.
✦ Guided organizations through architectural shifts.
✦ Launched new platforms and scaled mature products.
Team Growth Catalyst
Expert in building and expanding engineering teams to over 150 members.
✦ Scaled organizations through significant growth.
✦ Fostered trust, autonomy, and accountability in teams.
✦ Managed diverse engineering functions across product lifecycles.
Strategic Engineering Navigator
Aligns engineering efforts with core product and company strategy.
✦ Drives clear decision-making in complex environments.
✦ Ensures engineering plays a central role in strategy.
✦ Navigates change in strategy and operating rhythms.
I'm excited about
✦ Connecting with leaders tackling complex technical challenges.
✦ Exploring opportunities where engineering drives business innovation.
✦ Sharing insights on building high-trust, high-accountability engineering cultures.
I can help with
✦ Providing guidance on scaling engineering teams and infrastructure.
✦ Advising on strategic alignment between engineering and product.
✦ Sharing best practices for decision-making in fast-paced environments.
I would love your help on
✦ Insights into emerging trends in distributed systems architecture.
✦ Introductions to companies focused on innovative product ecosystems.
✦ Discussions on novel approaches to cross-functional collaboration.