Steven Liu

Chief Technology Officer at Gatekeeper Systems, Inc.

Irvine, California, United States

About Steven Liu

Steven Liu is Chief Technology Officer at Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. Location: Irvine, California, United States.

I’m a results-oriented CTO / engineering executive focused on turning complex, legacy or hardware-centric businesses into modern software, platform, and data companies. My core strength is leading end-to-end transformation: clarifying the 3–5 year technology and product story, aligning roadmaps and organization design to that story, and then executing with discipline so strategy shows up in customer outcomes, revenue mix, and enterprise value. Over the years I’ve: • Led cloud and platform modernization programs that turned fragmented systems into scalable, secure, cloud-native platforms. • Driven AI / data and analytics adoption—from pragmatic automation and decision support to early Generative AI use cases tied to real workflows. • Helped shift companies from project and hardware revenue toward recurring SaaS, data, and services models. I operate at the intersection of technology, product, and business: partnering with CEOs, boards, and investors on long-term platform and M&A theses, while working day-to-day with engineering, product, and operations teams on roadmaps, quality, and delivery. I care a lot about teams and operating models—building high-trust, high-performance engineering cultures, putting in real quarterly planning and execution rhythms (not just ceremonies), and making sure people understand not only what they’re doing, but why it matters to customers and the business. HIGHLIGHTS & IMPACT • Transformation & Growth – Led shifts from legacy/project models to platform + SaaS/data businesses. • Team Scale & Culture – Built global teams with ~3–4% attrition and engineering NPS in the 80s. • Execution Velocity – Increased agile velocity by ~150% and improved on-time delivery to ~95%. • End-to-End Ownership – Owned engineering, platform/cloud, product, and technical GTM with CEOs, boards, and PE sponsors. CORE FOCUS AREAS • Digital & Product Transformation | SaaS & Platforms | Modernization • Cloud Strategy (Azure, AWS, GCP) | Data Platforms | Telemetry & Observability • AI & Generative AI (LLMs) | Analytics | Decision Support & Automation • Architecture & Integration | APIs & Ecosystems | Partner & Platform Strategy • Agile, DevOps, CI/CD | SRE | Security-First Engineering • Operating Models | Quarterly Planning | Outcome-Based Roadmaps | Org Design • Executive & Board Partnership | PE-Backed Growth | M&A Technology & Integration Let’s connect—whether you’re scaling engineering, evolving a legacy or hardware-led business into a software and data platform, or shaping a long-term technology and product strategy.

Skills

  • Cloud-Native Architecture
  • Large team management
  • Business Acumen

Additional experience

  • SVP of Engineering & Divisional CTO | Data & AI, Retail, Global Expansion, Growth

    Publicis Groupe

    Started January 2022

Education

  • MA, The Ohio State University
  • MS, University of Science and Technology of China