Jared Jolton
Tech Lead Extensibility at Contentful
Denver Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJared Jolton is a tech lead specializing in developer extensibility, currently shaping extensibility strategy and engineering at Contentful after rapid progression from Software Engineer to Tech Lead within a few years. With a foundation in Computer Science and Psychology from the University of Colorado Boulder and experience across SAP Hybris and aerospace-focused Blue Canyon Technologies, he brings a pragmatic mix of product-minded engineering and systems thinking. He excels at building developer-facing platforms and APIs that scale, translating research-minded curiosity into reliable production features. Based in the Denver metro area, Jared has a track record of accelerating teams and shipping impactful integrations early in his career, often bridging backend architecture with developer experience priorities.
2 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Psychology, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Psychology at University of Colorado at BoulderHigh School, High School at Colorado Academy
Github Skills (99)
google-analytics10
command-line-interface10
dump10
hosting10
javascript10
appstoreconnect10
browser10
shared10
node-api10
cloudinary10
api10
sdk10
monorepo10
gatsby10
cli10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
contentful/contentful-sdk-jsdoc
Mar 2024 - Nov 2024
JSDoc template and config for the Contentful JS SDKs
Contributions:5 reviews, 3 PRs, 4 pushes in 8 months
contentfuljsdocsdksconfigjsdoc-template
contentful/actions-app-deploy
Mar 2024 - Jan 2025
Custom Github Action for deploying apps to Contentful
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 6 PRs in 9 months
contentfuldeployingdeploymentci-cd
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