Derrick Isaacson is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with over a decade of experience building scalable software platforms and global engineering teams. He currently serves as CTO at Borderless AI and Borderless, driving AI-powered global payroll and compliance across 187 countries. Previously, he led engineering at Instacart to establish the Toronto office and deliver white-label e-commerce solutions for major partners like Costco. Earlier, he built and scaled Neighbor’s engineering and product org from seed to Series A, and guided Lucid Software’s engineering growth from 11 to 60+ engineers. His career spans roles at Domo, Microsoft, and Amazon, with hands-on coding and architecture across distributed systems, high-availability data services, and enterprise platforms. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from BYU and an MS in Computer Science from Stanford, and is based in Old Toronto, blending cross-border leadership with a track record of turning ambitious roadmaps into production-grade systems.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., Computer Science, 4.01, M.S., Computer Science, 4.01 at Stanford University
Jordan High School
B.S., Computer Engineering, 3.99, B.S., Computer Engineering, 3.99 at Brigham Young University
Contributions:5 PRs, 8 pushes, 4 branches in 4 days
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Derrick Isaacson - Chief Technology Officer at Borderless AI