Jason Wesson
Software Engineer at 2U
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Wesson is a software engineer with six years of experience building React-based microservices for edX/2U, focused on improving both user and developer experiences. He bridges product, design, and engineering to deliver pragmatic solutions and has a background in education that informs his user-centered approach. A career shifter from teaching to software, he leverages mentoring and community-building—running a weekly meetup and coaching bootcamp grads—to lower barriers for non-traditional entrants to tech. He has contributed to the Open edX community and specializes in front-end-heavy services that enhance platform usability. Jason’s blend of classroom experience, product collaboration, and hands-on engineering makes him skilled at translating complex requirements into accessible, maintainable interfaces.
6 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA English Language and Literature General, Bachelor of Arts - BA English Language and Literature General at Adelphi UniversityComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Galvanize Inc
English, Spanish
Github Skills (53)
mfe10
authentication10
internationalization10
lms10
initialization10
user-profile10
edx10
logging10
frontend10
hosting10
dashboard9
analytics9
footer9
docker9
react9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
openedx/frontend-plugin-framework
Nov 2023 - Nov 2024
An experimental framework for micro-frontend plugins.
Contributions:56 reviews, 19 PRs, 77 pushes in 1 year
hratx-blue-ocean/Salty-Startup
Jul 2021 - Jul 2021
Alejandro, Andrew, Hayden, Jacob, Jason, Michael, Patrick
Contributions:38 reviews, 46 PRs, 79 pushes in 12 days
patrickjasonmichael
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