Summary
Jennifer Manning is a senior software engineer in Pittsburgh with about a decade of experience delivering scalable software across enterprise and startup environments. She currently drives core development at Aurora since 2019, wielding C++ along with Python, Java, and Scala while tackling complex, high-availability systems. Earlier at IBM, she led Watson Discovery and Watson Explorer initiatives, building an ANTLR-based query parser, optimizing multi-tenant performance, and modernizing deployment and monitoring. Beyond coding, she leads outreach and conference programs for a non-profit and previously served as Director of Talent, coordinating 140 speakers and RFID-enabled event infrastructure for a 1,500-person conference. She holds a BS in Computer Science Engineering and Japanese from Michigan State University, and studied Japanese language at the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, reflecting a strong blend of technical and cross-cultural strengths.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Japanese Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature at Japan Center for Michigan Universities
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science Engineering and Japanese, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science Engineering and Japanese at Michigan State University
Japanese, Spanish