
Rob Whiteley
Rob Whiteley has served as the CEO of Coder since May 2023, leading the company in transforming software development with its browser-based cloud development environment (CDE). He has been instrumental in accelerating Coder's growth and building on its culture of innovation, leveraging his extensive experience in technology and marketing leadership. Under his leadership, Coder has focused on enhancing developer productivity and security by enabling coding directly in the cloud.
Career Milestones
- Rob Whiteley became CEO of Coder in May 2023, bringing extensive experience in technology and marketing leadership.
- Prior to Coder, he served as General Manager of the NGINX Product Group and Vice President of Marketing at F5, overseeing product strategy, engineering, and marketing for NGINX solutions.
- Whiteley also held leadership positions at NGINX, Inc., Hedvig Inc., and Riverbed Technology, specializing in product marketing and strategy.
- He began his career in research at Forrester Research, focusing on operational effectiveness and IT portfolio strategy.
- Under his leadership, Coder has secured significant funding, including a $35 million Series B2 round, bringing total funding to nearly $80 million, to expand globally and enhance its open-source initiatives.
- His mission at Coder is to significantly increase developer productivity by reducing friction in development environments.
About Coder
Coder, founded in 2017, is a software development company specializing in Cloud Development Environments (CDEs). They help enterprises and platform teams by providing self-hosted, secure, and scalable remote development workspaces. Core features include infrastructure-as-code via Terraform, IDE agnosticism, and AI agent enablement. Benefits include faster onboarding, consistent environments, and enhanced security.