Summary
Riley Crane is a seasoned engineering leader steering Square's Cash App as Director of Engineering, driving automation, data platforms, and ML-powered personalization at scale in San Francisco. He previously led the Lead, Automation Engineering function, building the Customer Data Platform and Communication Platform, orchestrating real-time data, automation, and ML-powered audience targeting and retargeting across Square’s ecosystem. A founder and CTO by background, he co-founded TalkTo (acquired by Path) and served as Engineering Director at Path before Square, shaping data integration and ML-driven messaging across organizations. He earned a PhD in Physics from UCLA, is a DARPA Network Challenge winner, and is a renowned public speaker who has advised startups, the FBI, and testified before the US Senate. Based in San Francisco, he blends hands-on software craft with strategic leadership to unlock scalable commerce and personalized user experiences through data-intensive platforms.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Physics, B.S., Physics at The University of Texas at Austin
PhD, Physics, PhD, Physics at University of California, Los Angeles
English, French