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.
3 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 (63)
json10
javascript10
jira10
netlify10
google-analytics10
shopify10
smartling10
command-line-interface10
ngrok10
commercetools10
contentful10
marketplace10
cloudinary10
api10
sdk10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
contentful/actions-app-deploy
Mar 2024 - Jul 2025
Custom Github Action for deploying apps to Contentful
Contributions:1 release, 2 reviews, 6 PRs in 1 year 4 months
contentful
contentful-labs/request-verification-examples
Mar 2025 - Apr 2026
Contentful Request Verification Examples in Various Languages
Contributions:1 push, 1 comment in 1 year
contentful
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