Paul Wright

Paul Wright is an experienced engineering leader with a robust background in software development and team management, currently serving as Engineering Director, CDN at Vercel since July 2025. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Director of Engineering at LaunchDarkly, where Paul managed multiple distributed engineering teams to enhance product delivery and maintain a suite of open source SDKs. Additionally, Paul held the Director of Engineering position at GitHub, overseeing a significant expansion of the Git Systems team post-Microsoft acquisition. Prior roles at Etsy and Firebox.com involved engineering management and technical leadership, demonstrating a strong track record in building scalable systems and fostering team growth. Paul began a career in web development with various companies and served as President at the University of Surrey during studies.