Vince Welke, Ph.D.
Engineering Leader
Building high-performing teams and scalable data platforms
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I focus on making the team more effective.
I handle planning, OKRs, and coordination with product and sales. When I see a process that could be improved, I design a solution and get it into quarterly planning. I want engineers spending their time on work that actually moves the needle.
I work alongside my team.
I stay involved in the technical work, but my job is to help the team solve problems, not solve everything myself. I delegate, give people room to own their solutions, and step in when it makes sense.
I prioritize getting things done right.
I care about building quality products, delivering on time, and keeping customers happy. When something ships, I want the team to be proud of it.
Projects
A few things I've built recently. I learn by doing, so I'm always working on something.
Tournament Bot
An AI agent that runs gaming tournaments end-to-end. Players register, get matched, receive reminders, and check standings, all through natural conversation.
Retail Inventory Overhaul
Helped a local retailer modernize their POS. Migrated their product catalog to Shopify with real-time sync between their physical store and online shop.
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About Me
I'm an engineering leader based in San Diego. I've spent the last decade building data platforms and leading the teams that ship them. Currently I'm a Lead Data Engineer at DeepSync, where I manage a team building B2B identity solutions.
Before that, I led a team at LiveRamp building ad measurement products, and built fraud detection models at FICO. I started my career as a physicist, earning a PhD from UC San Diego and spending five years doing research at CERN in Switzerland. That experience taught me how to tackle problems that don't have obvious solutions, and how to work with distributed teams across the world.
I've spent a decade learning what makes great teams work. I'm looking forward to the next decade and beyond to see how far I can take it.