John Shao is the Head of Engineering at Pipe17, where he orchestrates the features needed to power Pipe17’s smart connectivity software. Pipe17 is a centralized integrator of eCommerce solutions like marketplaces, shopping carts, 3PLs, and more to enable merchants of all sizes to build the ideal tech stack for their business, and switch out tools as needed without breaking their operations. Before Pipe17, John led engineering at Avaya, Ayasdi, and Oracle.