Engineering & AI
Leading engineering through the AI shift.
I care about strong engineering organizations, AI-first ways of working, agentic tools, and turning experimentation into repeatable engineering capability.
Nir Shneor · The Viking
Beyond
the obvious.
Engineering leader. AI builder. Lifelong explorer. Building teams, navigating technology shifts, and choosing the trail that is a little less obvious.
One mindset
Build. Explore. Learn.
Curiosity, preparation and the willingness to leave the comfortable route connect much of what I do — at work and outside it.
Adventures
Family travel beyond the obvious.
Long trails, Nordic landscapes and family journeys that favor nature, curiosity and unusual places over ticking boxes on a tourist list.
Professional
Engineering leadership for an AI-first world.
I am an engineering leader at Proofpoint, focused on building strong organizations and helping engineering teams turn AI from experimentation into a practical, everyday way of working.
I care about the parts of transformation that are hardest to fake: changing habits, removing barriers, creating room for experimentation, and helping managers and engineers build a shared AI-first operating model.
01
AI transformationAdoption, agentic tools, workflows and the shift toward AI-first engineering.
02
Engineering leadershipBuilding teams, growing managers, setting direction and creating a culture that can scale.
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From idea to organizationTurning new technical opportunities into products, practices and repeatable capability.
Signature journey
50 days across Norway
After eight years of dreaming and more than four years of planning, I crossed much of Norway's central mountain region on foot — from Haukeliseter to the Fjordruta near Trondheim.
50days
550km
40DNT huts
Adventures
Off the beaten track.
01 · Norway
Crossing the Norwegian Mountains
50 days on foot through the high country.
Coming next
Family adventures
Nature-first itineraries, unusual stops and what actually worked with kids.
Field notes
Places worth the detour
Smaller stories from roads, trails and places outside the usual route.
About The Viking
“The Viking” started with Norway and long-distance hiking. Today it is a home for the journeys I care about most: building engineering teams, navigating the AI transformation, and exploring the world with family.