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Chris Scholz

Vice President of Engineering at InstaLILY AI

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Overview

Chris Scholz serves as Vice President of Engineering at InstaLILY AI [1][3]. Scholz has held engineering leadership positions across multiple companies, including Director of Engineering at HelloFresh [5], Director of Engineering at Electric [6], and Director of Engineering, Infrastructure at BLACKBIRD.AI [4]. Earlier roles included Director of Engineering at Bloom Credit [7], Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Blue Apron [9], and Site Reliability Engineer at Palantir Technologies [10]. Scholz holds a BS in Microelectronic Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology [11], a Master of Architecture from Savannah College of Art and Design [12], and attended Horace Mann School [13]. Scholz reports 15+ years of experience in engineering leadership and infrastructure design [2].

Profile introduction
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ABOUT ME: I’m an Engineering leader with 15+ years of experience designing & leading engineering processes across companies–from a Series A startup to a Series D company valued at $1B. No matter the challenge, impact is at the core. Throughout my career, I’ve been tapped by senior leadership to translate blue-sky ambitions to actionable technical solutions. I’ve consistently created net-new funnels, systems, and infrastructures that drive customer satisfaction, retention, and revenue. With deep experience in cloud infrastructure, employing both serverless and serverful architectures, my tech…

Career history

  1. Vice President of EngineeringApr 2026 to presentInstaLILY AI
  2. Director of Engineering, InfrastructureJun 2024 to Apr 2026BLACKBIRD.AI
  3. Director of EngineeringAug 2023 to Jan 2024HelloFresh
  4. Director Of EngineeringOct 2019 to Feb 2023Electric
  5. Director of EngineeringNov 2018 to Oct 2019Bloom Credit
  6. Sr. Software Engineer, Infrastructure DirectorOct 2017 to Nov 2018Bloom Credit
  7. Senior Site Reliability EngineerFeb 2016 to Oct 2017Blue Apron
  8. Site Reliability EngineerJul 2014 to Oct 2015Palantir Technologies

Education

  1. BS, Microelectronic Engineering2004 - 2009Rochester Institute of Technology
  2. Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture2001 - 2004Savannah College of Art and Design
  3. Physical Sciences1995 - 2001Horace Mann School

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