Summary
Jackie Outka is a principal software engineering manager with 11 years of experience leading product-focused engineering teams at Microsoft and previously at Nuance, ConsenSys, and startup ventures. She blends hands-on full-stack engineering experience with people leadership, scaling teams through rapid product cycles and complex integrations. A former co-founder, Jackie brings an operator’s mindset and comfort with ambiguity, from prototyping in startups to delivering at enterprise scale. She is energized by learning new languages and skills and prioritizes user-focused outcomes when shaping roadmaps and technical direction. Her background in history from Yale informs a research-driven, context-aware approach to problem solving and stakeholder communication. Based in the United States, she consistently connects technical depth with practical delivery across both emerging and mature product domains.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree History, Bachelor's degree History at Yale University