Peat Bakke

Peat Bakke is currently the Senior Director of Engineering at Peek, a company that provides software and a marketplace for booking travel experiences and activities.12 He has been with Peek since April 2021, initially joining as Director of Engineering before being promoted to his current role in August 2022.1

Peat is a seasoned leader in SaaS engineering with over 25 years of experience.1 He specializes in building high-performance cross-functional engineering teams, bootstrapping new products and services, and managing through significant company transitions.1 His approach is hands-on, focusing on coaching and mentoring to help his team members grow as individual contributors and managers.1

Throughout his career, Peat has worked with companies of various sizes, from startups to large tech firms and international financial institutions.1 He has built systems for e-commerce, identity management, content management and licensing, social networking, data analytics, and publishing.1

Before joining Peek, Peat held several notable positions:

• Senior Engineering Manager at eBay (February 2020 - March 2021)
• Senior Engineering Manager, Native Apps at Kickstarter (January 2019 - September 2019)
• Senior Engineering Manager at eBay (January 2016 - December 2018)
• Founder of Blue Hill Solutions (April 2006 - January 2016)

Peat is based in Portland, Oregon, and is known for speaking at conferences, enjoying travel and photography, and always being open to discussing new ideas.1