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Jacob Zimmerman - Sr. Director, Engineering Platform in New York, NY

Jacob Zimmerman

Director-level Engineering Platform leader specializing in cloud infrastructure, SRE, and SaaS compute

AddeparMITNew York, NY19 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Longtime early-stage startup operator (since 1998) now running a solo consulting practice focused on SaaS infrastructure and platform strategy. Former angel investor in a medical information SaaS company that went public, with a strong focus on making prototype/demo systems enterprise-ready through efficiency, reliability, and performance improvements, and a nuanced view of how AI/LLMs may change engineering team models.

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Key Strengths

  • Deep experience with early-stage startups (employed at multiple since 1998)
  • SaaS infrastructure and platform strategy expertise (solo consulting practice)
  • Ability to make prototype/demo SaaS systems enterprise-ready (efficiency, reliability, performance focus)
  • Angel investing experience (medical information SaaS company that went public)
  • Thoughtful, systems-level perspective on how AI/LLMs may reshape engineering productivity and org structure

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Experience

Sr. Director, Engineering PlatformAddepar · May 2022 – Nov 2025
Director, Corporate IT (additional responsibility)Addepar · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024
Director, Infrastructure PlatformAddepar · Jan 2019 – May 2022
Director, Cloud OpsPercolate Industries (acquired by Seismic) · Aug 2015 – Dec 2018
Director, Datacenter and Cloud OperationsSailthru, Inc. · Aug 2013 – Aug 2015
Senior Cloud ArchitectMedidata Solutions, Inc. · Jan 2010 – Jul 2013
Enterprise Infrastructure ArchitectMedidata Solutions, Inc. · May 2007 – Jan 2010
ResearcherThe RAND Corporation
Educational FellowCharles Stark Draper Laboratory

Education

MITdoctorate, Defense Analysis
Princeton Universitybachelor, Politics

Languages

English

Certifications

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Jacob ZimmermanDirector-level Engineering Platform leader specializing in cloud infrastructure, SRE, and SaaS compute