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BairesDev is your expert partner, working alongside you to build high-quality software — AI for the speed, top 1% engineers for the precision. We mean "top 1%" literally: we receive more than 2 million applications a year and hire fewer than 1% of them. That is the standard every engineer on your team has met — 4,000+ senior engineers across the Americas and the Caribbean, in 50 countries, working in your time zone. Since 2009 we've completed 1,200+ projects for 500+ clients — from disruptive startups to Fortune Global 500 brands including Google, Johnson & Johnson, and Rolls-Royce. Bootstrapped since 2009, profitable since day one, and studied at Harvard Business School. Let's discuss what you're building. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 568

TOTAL RATINGS: 7672

CEO: Darren Shimkus

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Darren Shimkus BairesDev CEO Rating

BairesDev's CEO, Darren Shimkus, has 492 employee ratings and a score of 91/100, placing them in the Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that non-binary employees at BairesDev rate Darren Shimkus higher than males, giving the CEO a score of 100/100.

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Where This Score Ranks BairesDev's CEO Rating

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BairesDev CEO Darren Shimkus Bio

Darren is the CEO of BairesDev, where he leads its strategy and operations. He brings the Commercial, Delivery, and Talent teams together around shared priorities and client outcomes. His focus is building an AI-first organization, one where AI reshapes how software is designed, and delivered.

He has spent his career building and scaling high-growth technology companies, most recently as co-founder of Modal, an AI upskilling platform for enterprise teams.

Darren holds a BA in Economics from William & Mary and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also actively contributes to initiatives focused on leadership development and the future of work.

Who Ranks BairesDev's CEO Rating the Highest?

Department - Business Development 100/100

Department - Finance 100/100

Department - Communications 100/100

Who Ranks BairesDev's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Ethnicity - African American/Black 70/100

Department - Design 87/100

Department - IT 93/100

BairesDev CEO Darren Shimkus At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at BairesDev.

Based on 492 ratings, Darren Shimkus ranks right above Globant's CEO, Martin Migoya.

BairesDev's CEO is highly regarded by the Business Development department, the Finance department, and the Communications department. However, African American/Black employees, the Design department, and the IT department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.