Jacob Menashi
Staff Software Engineer at National Basketball Association (NBA)
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Menashi is a Staff Software Engineer based in Austin with eight years of experience building backend APIs and analytics systems for top sports media organizations, most recently leading backend efforts for the NBA's live game and advanced statistics platforms. He progressed through roles from database developer to staff engineer at the NBA, combining SQL, C#, Python and React expertise to power fan-facing products, tentpole event releases, and league-wide web/app redesigns for the NBA, WNBA, and G League. Prior experience at ESPN and ABC gave him a rare blend of production content awareness and technical execution, enabling him to bridge editorial needs with scalable data services. A Flatiron School alum, he also brings hands-on web development and product-focused thinking from sports analytics startups, including building player-prop tools and authentication flows, making him particularly adept at turning sports passion into production-grade engineering.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Newton South High SchoolBachelor of Arts (B.A.) History and Communications, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) History and Communications at Tulane UniversityComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Flatiron School
English
Github Skills (2)
react1
boilerplate1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jbmenashi/Betski-Backend
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
Contributions:36 commits, 33 pushes, 3 branches in 20 days
jbmenashi/Betski-Frontend
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
Contributions:87 commits, 82 pushes, 4 branches in 19 days
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