Adam Palay
Lead Technical Product Manager at KoBold Metals
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAdam Palay is a Lead Technical Product Manager in New York with 13 years of experience bridging software engineering, product strategy, and climate-focused investing. He transitioned from hands-on backend development—contributing Python/Django fixes and payment/enrollment features to the widely used Open edX platform—to product and technology leadership roles at edX, Etsy, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and KoBold Metals. Adam pairs technical depth with business training (MBA and an MS from Harvard) to drive cross-functional teams toward measurable impact in clean-technology and mining domains. Notably, his background in English literature and philosophy informs a clear, analytical communication style that helps translate complex technical trade-offs into strategic decisions.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MSt, English Literature (1660-1830), MSt, English Literature (1660-1830) at University of OxfordMaster of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesBachelor of Arts (A.B.), English, Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), English, Philosophy at Harvard UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Harvard Business School
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Github Skills (6)
error-handling10
logging10
back-end-development10
python10
django10
shopping-cart9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
openedx/openedx-platform
Jul 2013 - Nov 2017
The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:777 commits, 530 PRs, 545 pushes in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Adam primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the Open edX LMS platform. Their commits focused on implementing error logging for payment processing, fixing Unicode-related bugs, adding logging for order events, and implementing features related to course enrollment. They demonstrated proficiency in Python and Django, working within the shopping cart and instructor dashboard modules.
lmsopenedxbackend-service
adampalay/circuit-finder
Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
use tla+ to find circuits, classical or quantum :)
Contributions:34 commits, 6 PRs, 12 pushes in 1 month
circuitstlaquantumquantum-computing
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