Fred Stevens-smith
Co-founder CEO at Rainforest QA
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolFred Stevens-smith is a seasoned software founder and CEO based in San Francisco, co-founding Rainforest QA in 2011 to lead its growth and product direction. With over 12 years building product-led technology businesses, he blends hands-on engineering leadership with a strong sense for product and branding honed through early CTO roles at small agencies. His career spans designing and delivering digital experiences for startups, alongside CTO stints at Group For and SongFor, giving him a rare mix of technical vision and go-to-market instincts. He earned a BSc in Economics, Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick and is a Y Combinator alum, underscoring a track record of rapid experimentation and growth. Fred’s cross-disciplinary background in design, digital direction, and software enables him to translate customer needs into scalable QA tooling and reliable software delivery in fast-moving teams.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Y CombinatorOakham SchoolBSc, Economics, Politics and International Studies, 2.1, BSc, Economics, Politics and International Studies, 2.1 at University of Warwick
English, French, German
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Github Skills (37)
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chrome-extension5
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
fredsterss/Simple-Blog-Boilerplate
Nov 2013 - Nov 2013
Contributions:25 commits in 4 days
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