RJ Lindelof

Technology Executive | SaaS & Cloud Transformation | AI-Driven Software Leadership | Product-Led Strategy | Global Team Leadership | Legacy Modernization

RJ LindelofSummary

I am RJ Lindelof, a Software Development Leader with years of experience building and scaling SaaS platforms that solve real-world problems. With years of hands-on full-stack coding expertise, I bring a deep technical foundation to my leadership--balancing strategic oversight with an engineer's intuition to deliver impactful, high-performance, customer-focused solutions.

As a collaborative leader, I've built and led high-performing global teams across onshore, nearshore, and offshore locations. I foster a culture of transparency, technical excellence, and shared accountability--ensuring teams align with business objectives while delivering secure, scalable products. I embed quality, security, and efficiency into every phase of the engineering lifecycle.

As a transformational executive, I lead organizations through complex legacy modernization initiatives--replatforming monolithic systems into modern, cloud-native architectures that unlock speed, agility, and resilience. I influence change across technical and cultural dimensions, guide modernization roadmaps that reduce technical debt, and elevate engineering maturity to accelerate innovation and business value.

AI is the future that is already here. AI is not just a toolset, it is the catalyst to rethink our current year old "agile" SDLC entirely. Agile was designed for a very different era. We are at an inflection point where modern software delivery must evolve beyond traditional agile playbooks and embrace a new AI-native software development lifecycle. I see this moment as a chance to evolve our mindset, challenge long held assumptions, and reshape engineering leadership for a world where intelligence is now part of the platform. My focus is not on chasing trends but on helping teams navigate complexity, question outdated processes, and adopt AI in ways that align with long term product vision and team well being. I believe the next generation of engineering excellence will come from those who combine human insight with machine capability, treat AI as a thoughtful collaborator, and lead with curiosity, sound judgment, and care.

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