As SVP of Engineering at InfluxData, Jim Walsh joined the company to enable its co-founder and CTO Paul Dix to focus on his role as visionary while helping the engineering team grow, scale, and execute at an amazing velocity. Walsh is a builder with a strong track record of founding and leading successful companies, including Cosmos, which powered Microsoft's large-scale services, and Salesforce's data platforms organization. He sees immense value in data, which drives rapid scientific and technological improvement, and believes InfluxData is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the growing trend of instrumentation in both virtual and physical worlds. Walsh values integrity, impact, passion, and family, and is impressed by the team's high level of integrity, open source ethos, and commitment to remote work, which he believes will enable the company to attract and retain top talent from around the world.