About

Max Countryman

I’m an engineering leader and software builder in San Francisco. I build teams, platforms, and products, often taking them from an early, ambiguous shape into something durable.

At Ripple, I lead an engineering organization responsible for foundational product and risk systems. Previously, I led teams across platform, infrastructure, data, and growth; earlier in my career, I worked as a founding engineer.

I also build open-source software focused on the infrastructure behind reliable applications.

Field Notes

Field Notes is my personal microblog: short notes and links about what I’m building and thinking about. It’s deliberately simple—a chronological feed, permanent links, and an archive I own.