Jason Bandlow
Senior Software Engineer at Google
Santa Monica, California, United States
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Top SchoolJason Bandlow is a Senior Software Engineer and former Principal Data Scientist with 18 years of experience combining research-grade mathematical training (PhD) with hands-on production engineering at Google and an early-stage startup. He has built real-time analytics and bidding systems, led data platform design and experimentation, and shipped high-impact features across YouTube and Workpop that improved engagement and monetization. Comfortable both as an individual contributor and a manager, he has hired and mentored teammates and participated in CEO-level product and development discussions. His background spans full-stack backend development, data engineering (Airflow, BigQuery), and applied NLP/regression for recommendation systems. Based in Santa Monica, he’s interested in IC or leadership roles and brings a rare blend of academic rigor and pragmatic product focus—having supported mission-critical live events and production services at massive scale. An understated strength is his ability to translate complex mathematical ideas into deployable systems that drive measurable business outcomes.
18 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San DiegoMaster of Science (MS), Mathematics, Master of Science (MS), Mathematics at Colorado State UniversityBS, Mathematics and Computer Science, BS, Mathematics and Computer Science at Alma CollegeMS, Computer and Information Sciences, General, MS, Computer and Information Sciences, General at University of Michigan-Dearborn
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (37)
python10
pandas10
manipulation10
data-analysis10
data-science9
data-manipulation9
dataframes9
frame9
data-structures9
decoder8
encoder7
python-bindings6
calculated-columns6
dataframe6
exporter6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jbandlow/notebooks
Dec 2015 - Apr 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 15 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 5 months
jbandlow/dotfiles
Mar 2015 - Jan 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 33 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 11 months
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