Oscar Godson

Oscar Godson is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in the software industry, contributing actively to the open-source community.

He began his illustrious career in engineering as a key founding member of the Open Gov team at the City of Portland, OR, later transitioning to various startup environments across enterprise, creative, and financial sectors.

Currently, Oscar holds the prestigious position of Director of Engineering at Acorns while also serving as a partner at Yorkshire Interactive.

Oscar Godson's academic background includes studying Graphic Design for an Associates of Applied Science degree at Mt. Hood Community College.

Throughout his career journey, Oscar has held pivotal roles in several organizations. He has served as CTO and Creative Director at Quin, Co-Founder at Moby and Level Up, and Partner & Co-founder at Bickford+Godson.

Additionally, Oscar has contributed his expertise as the Director Of Engineering at Acorns, CTO at Vault - Investments, CEO & Co-founder at Piggybank, Software Engineer at Simple Finance, and Senior Software Engineer at Yammer, Inc.

His early professional experiences include roles as eGov Engineer at City of Portland and Web Developer and Designer at Workshed, reflecting a rich and diverse career trajectory in the tech industry.