Jon Tirsen

Jon Tirsen is currently the Technical Lead at Block, where they focus on facilitating productive communication among technical leaders to ensure clear outcomes in large software organizations. Their career spans over three decades, with notable positions including Founder and CTO at Triposo, where they built mobile travel guides and led a diverse team in developing innovative features using various technologies. Jon also played key roles at companies such as Google, where they were the Tech Lead for Google Wave, and at ThoughtWorks, contributing to the rise of Ruby before the advent of Ruby on Rails. Additionally, they have experience as a Chief Architect at Itec Open Business Integrator and have contributed to significant projects in the open-source community.