About Eric…
Eric is Mailchimp’s Technology Advocate, working to connect the incredible engineering culture at Mailchimp to engineering communities and small business across the globe. If you work with engineering communities, universities, code programs, etc - Eric would love to hear from you.
Previously Mailchimp’s CTO, Eric Muntz led the engineering teams that build, implement, and maintain Mailchimp’s products and infrastructure. He was responsible for designing and aligning technology across the organization to deliver connected customer experiences that drive business success.
During his career, Eric has created web, desktop, and mobile applications for early-stage startups, small businesses, and the federal government. He’s an experienced leader passionate about mentoring and developing engineering talent, holds a degree in applied mathematics from Auburn University.
Eric uses he/him pronouns, and is a "Hawaii-lantan" - originally from Hawaii and grew up between the south side of Oahu and Atlanta, GA. He will happily talk about Hawaii any time, all the time!
Talks, Podcasts and Articles
“What are You?”
An article about how growing up biracial as a white presenting man challenges where I belong in today’s racial climate
Learn about Eric's background and how he grew in his career. Maurice Cherry leads this interview for the podcast covering Black designers and engineers.
“From Engineer to Executive”
An interview with Eric specifically about the path into leadership from IC roles in engineering. Hear what he learned along the way with Marcus Blankenship.
Design Matters 2015
Watch Eric talk about trust and the importance of building a process the helps instill trust in users and the teams building your products.
“Why Mailchimp Loves the Web”
Talk from ColdFront17 about Mailchimp and the web. Hear about why the Mailchimp engineering team loves the web as a delivery mechanism and some fun stories along the way.
“Leading Remote & Distributed Teams”
As part of a Pluralsight panel talking about engineering leadership of distributed teams, Eric shares insights on how Mailchimp has learned to evolve into a distributed environment.
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