Jason O'neil
Lead Engineer at Culture Amp
Perth, Western Australia
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Top SchoolJason O'neil is a Lead Engineer with 14 years' experience building front-end developer tools and education technology that improve learning and workplace culture. Currently at Culture Amp, he helps craft internal JS/React/Elm tooling that empowers engineers to deliver products that make companies healthier places to work. He has a strong EdTech pedigree—co-founding a communication-focused startup and leading development of a K–12 student information system—bringing deep product empathy from working closely with teachers and schools. An active open-source contributor, Jason has enhanced the Ace editor with Haxe syntax support and contributed to the Haxe language and manual, reflecting a taste for language tooling and developer ergonomics. Based in Perth, he combines hands-on engineering with leadership and mentoring across teams. He’s driven by social impact in technology and enjoys connecting with others passionate about education and better workplace culture.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Winthrop Baptist CollegeBachelor of Arts Multimedia Design, Multimedia Design, Bachelor of Arts Multimedia Design, Multimedia Design at Curtin University
English
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Github Skills (23)
markdown10
javascript10
haxe10
macros10
cross-platform10
ace-editor10
latex10
compiler-compiler10
markdown-it10
compiler10
syntax-highlighting10
documentation10
programming-language9
json9
loops9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
HaxeFoundation/HaxeManual
May 2014 - Aug 2014
The official Haxe manual
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:23 commits, 7 comments, 2 issues in 3 months
Contributions summary:Jason focused on enhancing the Haxe manual's documentation. Their commits addressed several aspects, including adding contribution links, fixing external links, and refining the display of dictionary entries. They primarily modified the LaTeX parser and the manual generation script to improve the documentation's usability and integration with the Haxe website. The changes aimed to streamline the contribution process and refine the overall structure and presentation of the manual.
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HaxeFoundation/haxe
Jun 2013 - Mar 2015
Haxe - The Cross-Platform Toolkit
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 14 comments in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Jason primarily focused on bug fixes and improvements within the Haxe cross-platform toolkit. They addressed issues related to type printing, macro error messages, and subclassing the Dispatch class. Their contributions involved modifying core files to enhance the functionality of DOM manipulation for the XML class, as well as improving object caching.
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