Raleigh Schickel is Director of Engineering at SmartBear. He was formerly VP of Engineering at Stoplight, acquired by SmartBear in 2023. Previously, he was Senior Manager of Engineering at Medici where he led a team of 15 engineers in planning, budgeting, hiring, and project management. Raleigh held various engineering management roles at uShip, the world’s first and largest shipping marketplace, for more than eight years. He is skilled in all phases of software development and platform operations while being focused on solving complex problems with the simplest solution. Raleigh is also a champion of developer ownership and empowerment with continuous delivery as a facilitating tool.