KC Shafer
Charlotte
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Engineering
Old Well Labs
Charlotte, NC
04.2025 - Current
- Lead engineering across product, data, and infrastructure for a financial technology company.
- Manage a team of 6 engineers and data analysts, plus 8 contract engineers, overseeing hiring, performance, and technical execution.
- Own technical architecture, engineering budget, and delivery of major product improvements.
- Partner with executive leadership to set product direction and ensure scalable, high-quality technology delivery.
Vice President of Engineering, Data
Old Well Labs
06.2023 - 04.2025
- Founded and scaled the data team, growing to 8 engineers and analysts.
- Built a data platform supporting 50+ sources and enabling key product initiatives.
- Introduced AI capabilities using large language models and open-source tools.
- Established data standards and operational frameworks to support growth.
Director of Engineering
VillageMD
09.2022 - 07.2023
- Led core and platform engineering teams overseeing infrastructure and software delivery.
- Managed a multi-million-dollar AWS platform and developed company-wide engineering frameworks.
Principal Software Engineer
VillageMD
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Senior individual contributor responsible for organization-wide technical architecture and decision-making.
- Mentored engineers and guided high-level technical strategy.
Engineering Manager, Core Functionality
Routable
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Managed Core Systems team of 5 engineers, as technical manager, people manager and project manager.
- Migrated multiple software systems to improved compute platform to help company scale.
Principal Software Engineer
VillageMD
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Senior individual contributor responsible for organization-wide technical architecture and decision-making.
- Mentored engineers and guided high-level technical strategy.
Technical Lead & Architect, Enterprise Systems
XO Group Inc.
10.2018 - 03.2019
Software Developer (Contract)
Cloudsquare
09.2018 - 11.2018
Senior Software Developer / Architect
Michelin
02.2018 - 10.2018
Software Developer
CodeScience
07.2017 - 02.2018
Senior Developer
Bluewolf
Syracuse, NY
09.2014 - 03.2015
Senior Developer
2U
01.2014 - 10.2014
Senior Developer
Bluewolf
New York, NY
08.2013 - 01.2014
Salesforce Developer
LivingSocial
10.2012 - 08.2013
Tier 2 Salesforce Support Analyst (contracted to Salesforce.com)
Stream Global Services
10.2011 - 10.2012
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC05-2026
Timeline
Vice President of Engineering
Old Well Labs
04.2025 - Current
Vice President of Engineering, Data
Old Well Labs
06.2023 - 04.2025
Director of Engineering
VillageMD
09.2022 - 07.2023
Principal Software Engineer
VillageMD
01.2022 - 09.2022
Engineering Manager, Core Functionality
Routable
08.2021 - 01.2022
Principal Software Engineer
VillageMD
05.2021 - 01.2022
Technical Lead & Architect, Enterprise Systems
XO Group Inc.
10.2018 - 03.2019
Software Developer (Contract)
Cloudsquare
09.2018 - 11.2018
Senior Software Developer / Architect
Michelin
02.2018 - 10.2018
Software Developer
CodeScience
07.2017 - 02.2018
Senior Developer
Bluewolf
09.2014 - 03.2015
Senior Developer
2U
01.2014 - 10.2014
Senior Developer
Bluewolf
08.2013 - 01.2014
Salesforce Developer
LivingSocial
10.2012 - 08.2013
Tier 2 Salesforce Support Analyst (contracted to Salesforce.com)
Stream Global Services
10.2011 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of North Carolina At Charlotte