Nate Prouty

Engineering leadership, built for delivery.

I'm an engineering leader with 20+ years of experience across enterprise SaaS, healthcare technology, agency consulting, and owner-operator ventures. I build the organizational structure, delivery predictability, and cross-functional alignment that engineering teams need in complex, regulated environments. Most recently, I led an engineering organization at IQVIA of up to 45 engineers across 6 managers, driving platform reliability, compliance readiness, and talent development.

Organizational Design & Team Scaling

Building the structure that lets engineering orgs grow without losing delivery predictability.

Capacity Planning & Delivery Predictability

Rebalancing scope and workflow so teams spend less time on late-cycle disruption.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Translating between product, program, and engineering so priorities stay aligned.

Governance & Compliance Readiness

Raising the bar on testing, documentation, and audit readiness (incl. SOC 2) without slowing teams down.

Experience

  1. Jan 2019–Jun 2026

    IQVIA

    Director, Software Development and Engineering

    Progressed from Senior Software Engineer through Associate Director to Director. Led a distributed organization of up to 45 engineers across 6 managers on an enterprise SaaS platform.

  2. Sep 2013–Dec 2018

    Barbershop Labs

    Senior Software Engineer

    Delivered full-stack applications (Ruby on Rails, React) across concurrent agency client engagements.

  3. May 2012–Aug 2013

    HealthTalker

    Senior Manager, Application Development

    Promoted from Software Engineer within the first year. Built and supported a Rails platform for a clinical drug trials service.

  4. 2001–2012

    Early Career

    Engineering & Web Development

    Progressed from engineering and web development into senior technical and ownership roles across agency, ed-tech, and applied-research environments — including founding Infonate Web Services.

Connect

Currently exploring engineering leadership roles — full-time and fractional.