Technology Leader & FounderSVP Engineering, CircleCI

JPLeBlanc.

Building at the intersection
of AI, software, and creativity.

Selected Work
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Selected Work

01CircleCI2021

SVP of Engineering. Helping shape the future of software delivery at scale.

CI/CDEngineeringPlatform
02AI Story Hub2024

AI-powered writing platform for creators and storytellers.

AIWritingPlatform
03Tiny Etiquette2025

Thoughtful products and curated experiences built around modern manners.

BrandProductDesign
04Zombie Rebuild2026

Website refresh service that resurrects outdated digital presences.

WebDesignService
05Society of Mysteries2025

Bespoke mystery party kits crafted for unforgettable social experiences.

ExperienceBrandProduct
06OODLC2026

Twelve people. Ninety minutes. No one asked what the previous quarter had actually accomplished. OODLC is built for the teams who plan well but never stop to confirm what worked.

ProductOutcomesDelivery
07DottedBlock2026

Performance intelligence for the AI era. Maps people across six dynamic dimensions instead of reducing them to a single score.

AIPerformancePlatform
08Agent-Led Strategy2026

The sandbox for Agent-Led Growth. Open your growth operations to autonomous agents with scoped APIs, trust-based permissions, and outcome-based payouts.

AIGrowthAgents
09Étincel2026

The expert's publishing engine. Transform your knowledge into a polished manuscript in weeks, not years, with AI-powered voice preservation.

AIPublishingPlatform
10Open Atelier Architects2026

New York architecture and planning practice—residential, commercial, cultural, and urban work with a research-driven focus on sustainable, energy-conscious design.

ArchitectureSustainabilityDesign
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Writing

The Output Trap

The dashboard is full. The confirmation is empty.

The product leader walked through it methodically. Twelve people on the call: two engineering directors, a VP of Product, a few senior PMs, a couple of tech leads pulled in to sanity-check scope. Everyone had a comment. There was discussion about sequencing, dependencies, whether the analytics dashboard really belonged in Q2 or whether the data infrastructure wouldn't be ready until Q3. Someone mentioned team capacity. Someone else mentioned a customer commitment made at the sales level that hadn't made it onto the roadmap yet. The conversation was detailed. Substantive. Exactly the kind of planning conversation that gets praised in retros as rigorous and collaborative.

At no point did anyone ask what Q3 of the previous year had actually accomplished.

The call ran ninety minutes. I watched twelve intelligent, experienced people spend that time deciding what to build next. The question of whether what they had already built had worked did not come up once. Not because anyone decided to skip it. Because the format of the meeting was not designed to ask it.

I didn't say anything. That is the part I think about now.

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2026
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About

Engineering leader, founder, and product builder working at the intersection of AI, software, and creativity. As SVP Engineering at CircleCI, I help shape the future of software development at scale.

I'm also the founder of AI Story Hub and co-founder of Tiny Etiquette, with a track record of building thoughtful products, brands, and experiences that turn ambitious ideas into reality.

Currently
  • SVP Engineering
  • CircleCI
Founded
  • AI Story Hub
  • Tiny Etiquette
  • Zombie Rebuild
  • Society of Mysteries
Interests
  • AI & Software
  • Product Building
  • Engineering Culture