Summary
Eric Silverman is a seasoned software engineering leader passionate about developer platforms and scalable infrastructure. As the Director of Engineering at Webflow, he steers platform and growth-focused engineering teams, shaping deployment, API, and environment management at scale. He previously led Netlify’s engineering organization—overseeing Collaboration, Accounts & Billing, Growth Engineering, and the Developer Workflow pillar—while driving major migrations and organizational redesigns and contributing hands-on to Rails and Go services. A founder and former CEO of FeaturePeek (YC S19), which was acquired by Netlify, he combines entrepreneurial drive with strategic partnership to executive leadership and investor ecosystems (Angel/Scout at Andreessen Horowitz). His career also spans leadership roles at Inflect and multiple Apple build and localization groups, underscoring a track record of delivering high-impact software in both startup and enterprise settings. Based in Oakland, California, he holds a BE in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University and brings a rare blend of hands-on engineering, product leadership, and scalable platform strategy to accelerate product growth.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University
Spanish