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Platform transformation
A successful product was reaching the limits of its original platform.
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Jonathan Ellis
Engineering the platforms on which the future is built.
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- Users on the platform
- 40 M
- Across web, mobile and partner APIs
- Release frequency
- 6×
- With fewer production incidents
- Engineers led
- 1,200
- In five global engineering hubs
- Patents granted
- 23
- In payments and applied AI
A considered point of view.
Engineering choices shape what a product can become. I invest in architecture, technical leadership and developer effectiveness so teams can move with confidence. Reliability and delivery speed are decisions to design together, with trade-offs made explicit.
The leadership record
Trusted with consequential decisions.
In the boardroom
- Kestrel SystemsNon-Executive Director · 2023 — Present
- The Open Standards AllianceTechnical Steering Committee · 2021 — Present
Recognition
- Engineering Leader of the YearThe Technology Leaders Review · 2025
- Responsible AI PioneerThe Applied AI Forum · 2023
In conversation
- “Shipping six times faster with fewer incidents”The Technology Leaders Review · 2025
- “What responsible AI looks like in production”The Applied AI Forum · 2024
- “Episode 131 — Platforms as strategy”The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2024
Builds platforms the business can bet on, and engineering teams people want to join.
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