Summary
Jason Libsch is an independent contractor and creative technologist with 15 years of experience building resilient web platforms and digital products that drive social change. Based in Oakland, he led product and engineering at Daily Kos, modernizing an outage-prone news site into a highly reliable, frequently released platform (99.999% uptime) and helped incubate the public-opinion product Civiqs. His background spans founding early-stage startups, architecting Ruby on Rails social platforms, and leading award-winning creative engineering teams delivering interactive apps and rich media. Currently he’s building an AI copywriting application for a design firm, blending practical product leadership with hands-on system design. Known for combining user-centered research and iterative prototyping with operational rigor, he brings both executive-level strategy and deep engineering craft to mission-driven projects.
15 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Bachelors at Wesleyan University
Masters, not taken, Masters, not taken at Chalmers University of Technology
Saint Andrew's Highschool