Patrick Poels
Vice President of Engineering
Patrick Poels serves as the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Snyk, a developer security platform focused on enabling application and cloud developers to secure their entire application lifecycle. In his role, Patrick is responsible for guiding the engineering vision and managing the global distributed engineering team to ensure Snyk’s solutions are efficient, reliable, and effective.
Before joining Snyk, Patrick led Eventbrite’s engineering team from its startup phase through its initial public offering (IPO) as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Office. Patrick has also served as CTO at Pathways Platform and held various leadership positions at Ticketmaster Entertainment. With his extensive experience in engineering and platform development, Patrick brings valuable insights and expertise to running globally distributed teams. In addition to his extensive experience in engineering leadership roles, Patrick is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, showcasing his competitive spirit and strategic thinking.
At Snyk, Patrick leverages his technical expertise and leadership skills to empower developers to build more secure applications and integrate security throughout the development process. With a focus on innovation, collaboration, and customer success, Patrick is committed to driving Snyk’s mission to make security an integral part of every developer’s toolkit.

Patrick Poels
Vice President of Engineering

Patrick Poels serves as the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Snyk, a developer security platform focused on enabling application and cloud developers to secure their entire application lifecycle. In his role, Patrick is responsible for guiding the engineering vision and managing the global distributed engineering team to ensure Snyk’s solutions are efficient, reliable, and effective.
Before joining Snyk, Patrick led Eventbrite’s engineering team from its startup phase through its initial public offering (IPO) as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Office. Patrick has also served as CTO at Pathways Platform and held various leadership positions at Ticketmaster Entertainment. With his extensive experience in engineering and platform development, Patrick brings valuable insights and expertise to running globally distributed teams. In addition to his extensive experience in engineering leadership roles, Patrick is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, showcasing his competitive spirit and strategic thinking.
At Snyk, Patrick leverages his technical expertise and leadership skills to empower developers to build more secure applications and integrate security throughout the development process. With a focus on innovation, collaboration, and customer success, Patrick is committed to driving Snyk’s mission to make security an integral part of every developer’s toolkit.
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