Jason Caldwell
Senior Product Manager, Engineering at Clever Canyon
Auburn, Maine, United States
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Top SchoolJason Caldwell is a seasoned product and engineering leader with 11+ years delivering scalable web platforms and growth initiatives for major publishers and consumer products. Currently running a digital agency inside Clever Canyon, he blends hands-on full‑stack expertise (PHP, TypeScript, React, serverless/cloud) with product strategy to shepherd projects from concept to deployment. He has led large teams at Automattic—driving growth for 130M+ users—and built CMS and MarTech systems for FOX brands, pairing performance engineering with UX and SEO improvements. An active open‑source contributor, Jason has improved test reliability in WordPress’s high‑profile Gutenberg editor and shipped full‑stack fixes across Jetpack and Calypso. Known for aligning cross‑functional teams and streamlining delivery, he brings a pragmatic engineering rigor informed by both agency design sensibilities and deep product growth experience.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Eastside High SchoolComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at AutodidactOffset Pressman, Offset Printing Presses, Offset Pressman, Offset Printing Presses at StorterChilds PrintingComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at CodeAcademy, Udemy, Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning, etc.Computer Sci & Computer Eng (CSCE), Computer Sci & Computer Eng (CSCE) at University of Alaska Anchorage
English, geek speak, marketing lingo, prof. executive c-level communicator, programming: binary, work / office speak
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Github Skills (26)
woocommerce10
javascript10
back-end-development10
testing10
wordpress10
analytics10
plugin10
phpunit10
php10
gutenberg10
react10
api-design9
restful-api9
api-rest9
front-end-development9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
May 2018 - Aug 2021
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:23 reviews, 60 commits, 95 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Jason primarily contributed to the front-end development of the WordPress.com Calypso project. Their work involved fixing WooCommerce logo colors, whitelisting coupon codes, expanding affiliate and coupon tracking coverage, updating the plan's storage details and addressing several other issues related to the front end of the site. They also added AdRoll trackers, corrected various analytics and added a peer referral card.
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Automattic/jetpack
Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
Security, performance, marketing, and design tools — Jetpack is made by WordPress experts to make WP sites safer and faster, and help you grow your traffic.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:31 commits, 25 PRs, 26 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Jason primarily contributed to the Jetpack plugin, making changes to both the front-end and back-end. Their work includes modifying UI elements like the comment section and cookie banner, and implementing a privacy policy link. The user also worked on back-end functionalities, such as adding API endpoints for tracking settings and exporting/erasing personal data, demonstrating proficiency across multiple areas. Furthermore, they made modifications to the sitemap generation process.
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