Spencer Schoeben

I’ve been teaching myself to code since middle school. It started because I wanted to make things, and it never really stopped. Somewhere along the way it turned into a career, but the part I love is still the same: someone has a problem, and I get to figure out how to make it go away.

These days that happens at Delphi, where I’m the founding engineer. We turn what people know into digital minds you can actually talk to, so the brightest people can be in more than one place at once. Mine is in the corner of this page. Go ahead, ask it something.

I’m an engineer first, but I’ve never been good at staying in my lane. I care how something feels as much as how it works, because to me those are the same problem. The best software gets out of your way. It feels calm. It gives you a little sanity instead of more chaos. That’s the bar I try to hit.

Away from the keyboard I’m a dad, which is the best job I’ve ever had and the one I take most seriously. Home is Mill Valley, tucked under Mount Tam just north of the Golden Gate. I like exploring wherever I happen to be, learning things I have no business learning, and telling a good story when I’ve got one.

Trying to make the world a little better, in my own small way.