Rob Fletcher
About Rob Fletcher
Rob Fletcher is the Co-Founder and COO of DevZero, where he focuses on enhancing engineering efficiency and velocity. With a background in security engineering at major tech companies like Uber and Facebook, he has significantly contributed to developer tools and platform interoperability.
Work at DevZero
Rob Fletcher serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of DevZero, a company he co-founded with Debo Ray. Since 2021, he has been instrumental in developing a platform that enhances engineering efficiency, allowing developers to build, share, and test code across various devices and cloud environments with a single click. His leadership focuses on ensuring that the platform meets enterprise-level requirements for interoperability and security. He has played a significant role in making advanced developer tools accessible to developers of all company sizes.
Previous Experience at Uber
Prior to his role at DevZero, Rob Fletcher worked at Uber for four years, where he held several positions including Head of Product Security and Senior Security Engineer. During his tenure, he contributed to significant improvements in engineering processes, including doubling pull requests per developer per week and reducing large code deployments to under 15 minutes. He also played a key role in pioneering infrastructure projects and developing specialized tooling such as Local Developer Analytics (LDA) and Devpod.
Education and Expertise
Rob Fletcher holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He also studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he achieved a focus in Innovative Product Leadership: The Emerging Chief Product Officer. His educational background supports his expertise in enhancing engineering efficiency and velocity.
Career Background
Rob Fletcher has a diverse career in the tech industry, including significant roles at companies such as Facebook, Cisco Systems, and Mozilla Corporation. At Facebook, he served as a Security Engineering Manager in Product Security. His earlier experience includes working as a Lead Security Engineer at OneLogin, Inc. and as a Security Engineer at Cisco Systems and Mozilla Corporation. This extensive background in security engineering has informed his contributions to product security and engineering efficiency.
Advisory Role at Discernible Inc
In addition to his role at DevZero, Rob Fletcher has been serving as an Advisory Board Member at Discernible Inc since 2020. In this capacity, he provides strategic guidance and insights based on his extensive experience in security and engineering, further contributing to the tech community.