Porter Schutz
Summary
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SeniorPorter Schutz is a versatile software founder and CTO based in San Francisco with nine years of hands-on leadership and engineering across startups and game studios. As Co-Founder and CTO of ControlZee (and previously its Director and CEO), he partners technical execution with product vision to turn ambitious ideas into scalable software. He brings a rare blend of art and engineering, translating creative concepts into robust systems while staying attuned to team dynamics and cross-functional collaboration. His career spans roles at Linden Lab, CCP, and Leviathan Games, where he built tools, pipelines, and backend systems, grounding strategic decisions in practical delivery. A University of Denver computer science graduate, he thrives solving complex problems across domains, from content pipelines to platform architecture, all while fostering loyal, multidisciplinary teams. Based in the Bay Area, he combines startup grit with a thoughtful, user-centered approach to engineering leadership.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (29)
api-gateway10
vault10
data-center9
sendgrid9
kubernetes9
log-files9
golang9
service-discovery9
consul9
infrastructure9
microservices8
cloud-native8
transactional-emails8
distributed-systems8
service-mesh8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
controlzee/homebrew-brew
Sep 2019 - Jun 2021
The Official MongoDB Software Homebrew Tap
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 1 year 8 months
homebrewhomebrew-tapmongodb
controlzee/three.js
Oct 2023 - Jul 2024
JavaScript 3D Library.
Contributions:3 PRs, 4 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
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