Sam Fold

I’m a backend and platform engineer with 20+ years building production systems across games, fintech, and AI.

• 🎓 AI degree from Durham University
• 🎮 8 years in game development, including 6 years at Blizzard Entertainment
• 💳 Former VP Engineering at Checkout.com, leading Data/ML, Platform, and Developer Experience through hypergrowth
• 🚀 Currently Executive in Residence at Accel London
• 🛠️ I’m especially focused on backend engineering, AI, developer tooling, and open source

I build data products with a strong emphasis on reliability, transparency, and practical production use.