Tim Klever
Technology & Product Leader | Developer Experience | Developer Platform | SDLC Transformation & AI-Native Engineering | SDLC Risk & Governance
- Role
- Vice President of Developer Experience - Developer Platform at American Express
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tim Klever
I design and lead the systems that determine how software gets built at scale. I focus on enabling great teams and creating the conditions for them to do their best work, producing durable engineering leverage through clarity, protected focus, reduced friction, and environments where craft and accountability can thrive. Over the past decade, I’ve worked across large-scale, regulated enterprise environments, reshaping the systems, platforms, and practices that support thousands of engineers, from legacy ecosystems to emerging AI-native development models. My work sits at the intersection of engineering culture, platform strategy, and governance, where real progress depends on balancing speed, safety, and developer experience.Across my career, I’ve focused on- Building and scaling developer platforms that unify fragmented ecosystems into cohesive, observable environments- Establishing durable engineering practices, from open source governance to enterprise-wide development standards- Introducing new capabilities such as internal developer platforms and AI-assisted workflows without compromising risk or compliance- Creating feedback loops, including developer sentiment programs, that make developer experience measurable and actionable- Leading cultural change through community, championing a developer-as-customer mindsetI’m at my best operating across boundaries, engineering, security, risk, legal, and product, bringing alignment to complex systems where no single domain owns the full problem.I’m always interested in conversations about building better systems, for developers, for teams, and for the people they serve.
Experience
Vice President of Developer Experience - Developer Platform
Jun 2022 — Present · Phoenix, AZ, US
As Vice President of Developer Experience, I led the transformation of the engineering ecosystem supporting engineers, shaping how software is built, tested, and delivered across the enterprise. I defined and led the strategy and integration of the software development lifecycle, curating a cohesive platform of tools and services that improved consistency, visibility, risk management, and developer productivity.My work included establishing an internal developer platform and enterprise software catalog to bring transparency and governance to thousands of systems, while advancing maintainability and reducing technical debt. I aligned engineering practices with security, risk, legal, and infrastructure requirements, and partnered across organizational boundaries to drive adoption of standardized workflows and modern capabilities, including AI-assisted development, within a highly regulated environment.
Skills
- Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Phpunit
- Javascript
- Html 5
- Nosql
- Sem
- Version Control
- Conversion Optimization
- Iis
- Linux
- Apache
- Zend Framework
- Continuous Delivery
- Php
- Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
- Blackberry Enterprise Server
- Mysql
- Test Driven Development
- Wordpress
- Continuous Integration
- Microsoft Exchange
- E-Commerce
- Json
- Web Development
- Css
- SEO
- Lamp
- Scalability
- Redis
- Zend Framework 2
- Mvc
- Active Directory
- Unix
- Api Development
- Java
- Amazon Web Services (Aws)
- Rest
- Oop
- Jquery
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