About

Rod Howarth is a seasoned software engineer with over 15 years of experience in building and leading projects. As a Staff Engineer at Stripe, he has designed solutions for a wide range of projects and contributed code across all parts of the stack, including back-end, front-end, and native mobile apps. Rod has a proven track record of leading teams to deliver complex projects successfully and has helped build roadmaps and shape product direction. With his expertise in software architecture and product management, he has played a key role in the growth and success of the companies he has worked for. Prior to his current role at Stripe, Rod served as a Backend/API Engineer at the same company and as a Senior Principal Engineer at Invoice2go. At Invoice2go, he was a member of the engineering leadership team and collaborated with other engineering leaders and product management teams to plan the quarterly roadmap and guide the ~35 person engineering team to deliver items on the roadmap on a weekly release cadence. Rod holds a Bachelor of Information Technology degree in Software Architecture from QUT (Queensland University of Technology). His technical expertise includes backend, mobile, and frontend development, as well as software engineering and product management. With 13.71 years of relevant experience, he is a valuable asset to any team looking to build and deliver innovative software solutions.