RJ Lindelof
RJ Lindelof Media Kit: Bios, Headshots, and Quick Facts
Media kit
How to Use the RJ Lindelof Media Kit
Everything on this page may be reproduced for events, articles, podcasts, and introductions.
Copy the bio that fits your space, use the quick facts to check details, and read the intro script out loud as written. If you need something that is not here, ask through the contact form.
Quick facts
Quick Facts About RJ Lindelof
- Name: RJ Lindelof
- Title: CEO, RJL Software, Inc.; technology executive
- Experience: 13 years as a software engineer, then 20+ years leading engineering organizations
- Largest organization led: 175+ engineers across onshore, nearshore, and offshore teams (Successware)
- Industries: regulated B2B SaaS, including HealthTech, EdTech, GovTech, and FinTech
- Focus areas: AI-native SDLC, agentic AI in production, AI governance, multi-tenant SaaS scale, legacy modernization, distributed teams
- Remote leadership: hybrid teams since 2006; fully distributed global teams since 2012
- Education: B.S., Computer Science, Columbia College Chicago
- Published work: AI-Native Development Journey, a 400+ page guide to AI-assisted software development (RJL.pub)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rjlindelof
- Contact: the contact form on RJL.ceo
Bios
Approved RJ Lindelof Bios
Three lengths, all in third person. Please do not edit numbers or company names; trim whole sentences instead.
One-line bio (27 words)
RJ Lindelof is CEO of RJL Software, Inc. and a technology executive who builds high-velocity engineering teams and puts AI into production in regulated B2B SaaS.
Short bio (about 85 words)
RJ Lindelof is CEO of RJL Software, Inc., founded in 1994, and a technology executive with more than 20 years leading engineering organizations in regulated B2B SaaS. He spent 13 years as a software engineer before moving into leadership and has led hybrid teams since 2006 and fully distributed global teams since 2012. His work centers on AI-native software delivery, agentic AI in production, and platform modernization. He is the author of AI-Native Development Journey, a 400+ page guide to AI-assisted software development.
Long bio (about 270 words)
RJ Lindelof is CEO of RJL Software, Inc., an independent software business founded in 1994, and a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience leading engineering organizations in regulated B2B SaaS, including HealthTech, EdTech, GovTech, and FinTech.
He began his career as a software engineer and spent 13 years writing code before moving into leadership. Since then he has led organizations ranging from 10 to more than 175 engineers at private-equity-backed, venture-backed, and founder-owned companies. At Successware he grew engineering from 30 to 175+ while delivering a 99.95% SLA for more than 10,000 concurrent users. At GlobalMed he led a platform rebuild that retired 65% of technical debt. At hc1 he operationalized an AI-native software development lifecycle that produced a 5x increase in deploy frequency and raised code coverage from under 10% to 40%.
RJ has led hybrid teams since 2006 and fully distributed, global engineering teams since 2012, running onshore, nearshore, and offshore engineers as one organization. He describes himself as a player-coach who still reviews pull requests and architecture, and his approach to AI as "AI that ships, not AI theater": governance, verification, and cost discipline first, demos second.
He is the author of AI-Native Development Journey, a 400+ page technical guide to AI-assisted software development published at RJL.pub, and writes regularly about AI-native engineering leadership, AI governance, and platform modernization. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Columbia College Chicago and is based in the Greater Chicago area.
Photos
RJ Lindelof Headshots
High-resolution PNG headshots are available for event pages, programs, and press. Request them through the contact form and mention where the photo will appear and the size you need.
Please caption photos as "RJ Lindelof, CEO of RJL Software, Inc." and do not crop tightly, recolor, or add text over the face.
For emcees
Speaker Introduction Script
About 30 seconds, written to be read aloud.
Our next speaker has been leading engineering teams for more than twenty years, and wrote software for thirteen years before that. He is the CEO of RJL Software, founded in 1994. He has grown an engineering organization from 30 people to more than 175, has led fully remote global teams since 2012, and has put AI into production in some of the most regulated corners of software. His motto is "AI that ships, not AI theater." Please welcome RJ Lindelof.
Optional line for a relaxed room
Add before the welcome: "He also wrote a 400-page guide to AI-assisted development, so if this talk runs long, you were warned."
Style
Brand Notes: Writing the Names Correctly
- RJ Lindelof - "RJ" with no periods and no space. On second reference, "RJ" or "Lindelof."
- RJL Software, Inc. - with the comma and "Inc." on first reference; "RJL Software" after that. Founded 1994.
- RJL.ceo - this website. It is a site name, not a company name.
- Titles - "CEO of RJL Software, Inc." or "technology executive." Both are accurate.
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Media inquiries
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For journalists
Topics RJ Lindelof Can Comment On
Background for each is on the expertise page, and talk abstracts are on the speaking page.