Summary
Jason Maldonis is an applied engineering leader with 13 years of experience bridging software, product development, and research-driven problem solving. Currently leading an Applied Engineering team at Deepgram after consulting on connected IoT products at i3, he blends hands-on implementation with product strategy questions about competitive advantage and customer impact. He holds a PhD in Materials Science from UW–Madison where he applied simulations and machine learning to understand metallic glass structure—an interdisciplinary background that informs his pragmatic, data-informed approach to engineering. A startup-minded technologist, he co-founded Meraki Analytics to build open-source tooling for the esports community and continues freelance product work that spans hardware-connected products to analytics. Known for pushing internal practices and balancing tradeoffs in product teams, he’s equally comfortable translating atomic-scale insights into shipping user-facing features. Outside work he sails, volunteers with Madison startup groups, and publishes personal projects on GitHub that showcase his curiosity across systems, data, and product.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Physics, Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts, Physics, Mathematics at Coe College
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science and Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison