Blake Walters

Hi. I'm Blake!

I am an executive product engineering leader with a customer-first approach to leadership, guiding teams, leaders, and engineers to solve our customers’ toughest challenges with autonomy and velocity. My leadership philosophy centers on empowering talent to drive innovation and deliver high-impact solutions.

Currently, I serve as the VP of Engineering at Prefect, where I lead talented engineering teams responsible for the critical data workflows of thousands of businesses worldwide. Based remotely in Longmont, CO, I am passionate about fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Outside of work, I’m a dedicated husband and dad, a car nut and Formula 1 enthusiast, and a lifelong gamer.

Experience

VP, Engineering, Prefect

More to come…

Senior Director, Engineering, CircleCI

Director, Engineering, CircleCI

Senior Engineering Manager, CircleCI

During my tenure at CircleCI, I held roles as Senior Engineering Manager, Director, and Senior Director of Engineering, guiding the company through a period of hyper-growth. My key responsibilities and achievements included:

Software Engineering Manager, InVisionApp

Led a team of full-stack engineers delivering collaboration and conversation tools across the InVisionApp product suite. Provided technical and product leadership, guided agile development practices, and fostered cross-team collaboration. Responsible for mentorship, hiring, and cultivating a high-performing engineering culture.

Software Engineer, HashiCorp

Employee #11 at HashiCorp and lead front-end engineer for core products including Terraform Enterprise, Vault Enterprise, Nomad, and Consul. Drove the design and implementation of front-end applications supporting both enterprise and open-source customers, guiding the front-end development team to build robust, user-centric interfaces.

Additional Experience

Core Competencies

Executive Leadership:

Product & Engineering Strategy:

Operational Excellence:

People & Culture:

Technology Leadership:

Education

University of Missouri - Columbia

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a minor in mathematics.

On the Web

linkedin.com/in/blakewalters · github.com/markupboy