Jay Knight
Staff Software Engineer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolJay Knight is a Staff Software Engineer with over 25 years of software development experience and 17 years focused at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where he builds databases and applications to accelerate genomic research. He combines deep expertise in PHP, Python, MySQL/PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Linux, and Azure to deliver reliable bioinformatics portals and research-grade data platforms. Over his tenure he progressed from database/web developer to senior portal engineer and now staff engineer, blending hands-on coding with system design and domain knowledge in computational biology. Based in Memphis, he pairs institutional continuity with a curiosity for cross-disciplinary work—he’s also a long-time violinist in the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, an unusual blend of technical rigor and creative discipline.
17 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science (BS) at University of Mississippi
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Github contributions (5)
jk3us/microsummaries
Dec 2008 - Aug 2009
Contributions:4 commits in 8 months
jk3us/jk3us.github.com
Dec 2008 - Dec 2013
Contributions:7 commits, 1 branch in 5 years
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