[10] Scott joined professional networking site LinkedIn in February 2011, as senior vice president for engineering.

[11] LinkedIn held its initial public offering in May 2011, and Scott was credited with scaling the company's computer systems to keep up with accelerating demand.

[15] Scott described himself as feeling "like a kid in a candy store" because of all the exciting technologies Microsoft is working on.

[6] Scott is the founder of Behind the Tech, a non-profit organization that profiles people who work in technology on its website through photographs and interviews with the goal of inspiring others.

He is also an emeritus trustee of the Anita Borg Institute[17] and was a founding member of the ACM Professions Board.