Jared Jones
Staff Software Engineer at PayPal
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJared Jones is a Staff Software Engineer based in Seattle with 11 years of experience building web-first products and a self-described "Professional JavaScript Wrangler." After rising through engineering roles at CDK Global, Honey, and PayPal, he focuses on delivering scalable front-end and full-stack solutions at large consumer fintech platforms. He combines hands-on implementation with mentorship and architectural influence, shipping features that balance performance and user experience. Jared's continuous curiosity—evident from his personal site DangGoodCode—drives him to experiment with new web technologies and practical developer tooling outside of day-to-day work.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
Github Skills (71)
localstorage10
vscode-extension10
vscode10
startpage10
chrome-extension10
javascript9
browser9
jsonpath9
tweet9
terminal-emulator9
remark9
static-site9
cli8
markdown8
linting8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Jaredk3nt/homepage
Dec 2017 - Sep 2022
Custom homepage for use locally in browser
Contributions:2 reviews, 14 commits, 4 PRs in 4 years 9 months
webpagebrowserbrowsersstartpageslocally
Jaredk3nt/VSThemeGenerator
Jul 2018 - Jul 2020
Theme Generator for VS Code
Contributions:14 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
vscode
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