Engineering Manager · Austin, TX

Chris R
Miller

I build engineering organizations that ship — leveraging AI-assisted workflows and agentic tooling to accelerate delivery, while leading cross-functional teams and keeping complex platforms running at scale.

Chris R Miller
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Engineering leader.
AI-first practitioner.

I specialize in building and scaling engineering teams, integrating AI-assisted development workflows, and bridging the gap between senior leadership and the developers doing the work.

I've introduced and operationalized AI tooling — Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Perplexity — across engineering teams, working hands-on with developers to embed agentic workflows into day-to-day delivery. The result: faster iteration, better code hygiene, and a team that builds smarter.

At Saatva, I've led teams spanning enterprise systems, analytics tooling, production support, and IT services — negotiating $600K+ in vendor contracts, rolling out a new payment provider across 27 retail locations, and driving production incidents from 100+ annually to zero.

Before that, I founded IntellAgent Benefit Solutions — a SaaS platform serving 72 insurance companies including Fortune 500 clients — which I grew, operated, and eventually sold in 2023.

Currently
Enterprise Systems Engineering Manager
Saatva · Austin, TX
Experience
20+ years
Web, mobile & enterprise systems
AI Tooling
Claude · Copilot · Cursor · Perplexity
Agentic workflows & team adoption
Stack
PHP · Python · Ruby · JS · AWS
Web, mobile & enterprise systems

Some things worth
counting.

0
Production incidents in Q1 2026
Down from 100+ in 2021
6+ yrs
Average team tenure
2–3x industry average
$600K+
Vendor contracts managed
Adobe Commerce, Adyen, Avalara
140
Payment terminals deployed
Across 27 retail locations in <6 months
99.96%
Intrusion defense rate
7,500 attacks over 11 years
50K
End users served
Across 72 companies at IntellAgent
2s
Order search response time
Down from 30+ seconds across millions of records
20+
Years in software engineering
IC → Architect → Engineering Manager

Let's talk
engineering.

Whether you're looking for an engineering leader, want to discuss architecture, or just want to connect — reach out.