Summary
Jackson Kelley is a versatile software engineer with 11 years of experience building secure, production-grade systems across fintech, cloud, and blockchain domains. Currently at Robinhood working on their Web3 wallet, he also audits smart contracts for Oak Security and mentors within yearn.finance’s yAcademy, blending product engineering with deep security expertise. His background includes leading Secure AI work at Amazon’s Alexa team, founding and exiting a successful open-source newsletter business, and teaching blockchain development to thousands on Udemy. Comfortable in both embedded and distributed systems, he brings practical cryptography roots from earlier roles into modern web3 and risk-sensitive products. Known for translating complex security requirements into auditable, user-facing features, he pairs hands-on coding with coaching and community impact. An uncommon mix of product, teaching, and auditing experience makes him effective at shipping secure developer-facing tooling and consumer crypto experiences.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's Degree, Music, Associate's Degree, Music at Snow College
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Utah State University