Gary Rafferty

Gary Rafferty is an Engineering Manager at Stripe, where they help increase the GDP of the internet by delivering platform-level solutions for payment methods. With over 10 years of leadership experience, Gary has previously held positions as Head of Engineering at Zalando, Development Team Lead at Lonely Planet, and Co-Founder & CTO at PropelAd. They began their career as a Junior Software Developer at Clavis Technology, and have developed a strong background in software engineering and management through their various roles. Gary holds a Master of Science in Web Technologies from the National College of Ireland and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management Practice from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. In addition to their professional work, Gary writes about leadership and learning at their personal blog.