Carson Gee
Principal Engineer, AI Applications And Experience
United States
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Top SchoolCarson Gee is a Principal Engineer specializing in AI applications and developer experience with 16 years of experience building and operating production-grade platforms. He has moved up through technical leadership roles at DataRobot—from Principal Engineer to Director of Software Engineering—and combines hands-on systems work with strategic platform delivery. His background spans DevOps, full-stack and mobile development, and security-informed infrastructure from contributions to high-profile open-source projects like Open edX where he implemented deployment, HA, and LTI features. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he’s improved logging, SSL/replica handling, and CI/CD pipelines to make complex systems more reliable and maintainable. Based in the United States and grounded in a Computer Science degree from the University of Idaho, Carson blends academic rigor with real-world engineering at scale. Colleagues describe him as a tinkerer who moves fluidly between code, ops, and leadership to turn experimental ideas into production systems.
16 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at University of Idaho
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Github Skills (27)
git10
docker10
data-service10
python10
django10
configuration-management10
gunicorn10
dockers10
webservice10
automation10
infrastructure10
ansible10
system-administration10
ansible-galaxy10
automations10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
openedx-unsupported/configuration
Sep 2013 - Jul 2015
A collection of edx configuration scripts and utilities that edx.org uses to deploy openedx.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:163 commits, 14 PRs, 15 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Carson primarily focused on infrastructure and configuration management, particularly related to the deployment of the openedx platform. Contributions included the introduction of new roles and configurations for HAProxy, MariaDB, Kibana, and Logstash. The user also made updates to existing roles, such as Nginx and Edxapp, to enhance functionality, improve logging, and streamline deployment processes. Additionally, the user implemented changes to support features like SSL certificates and replica set clusters.
pythonconfiguration-managementansibleedxconfiguration-scripts
openedx/edx-platform
Sep 2013 - Aug 2015
The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:121 commits, 14 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Carson contributed to the Open edX platform by addressing various backend issues. They fixed error strings in the git_export command, added a feature for Staff Graded Assignments (SGA) to the platform, and configured CCX (Custom Course for EdX) settings. Additionally, the user put CCX URLs behind their feature flag and added configurations for the LTI provider. Furthermore, they also removed anonymous caching when SSL is enabled.
edxlmssitesbackend-serviceopen-edx
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