Jay Wengrow
Author Of A Common-Sense Guide To AI Engineering at The Common Sense Dev
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJay Wengrow is a software engineer, educator, and founder with 13 years of experience turning developers into practitioners of production-ready AI and software engineering. As founder and CEO of Actualize and Actualize Coding Bootcamp, he has built hands-on curricula that accelerate careers and has been recognized for practical, career-focused training. He is the author of PragProg titles on AI engineering and data structures & algorithms, translating complex topics into actionable guidance for builders. Based in Chicago, Jay blends academic training (MS in Computer Software Engineering and an M.Ed.) with startup product experience—from scaling e-commerce platforms to rebuilding enterprise systems—bringing a rare mix of pedagogy, engineering rigor, and product-first execution. An underappreciated thread in his work is a consistent emphasis on longevity: teaching principles that outlast specific tools or hype.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (MS) Computer Software Engineering at Loyola University Chicago
Stackoverflow
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61answers
9questions
ruby-on-rails
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Github Skills (49)
javascript10
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html10
nodejs10
git9
python9
gitpod9
ruby-on-rails9
authentication8
rails7
adobe-experience-manager7
rack6
instance-methods6
spree6
aem6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
acltc/oop
Aug 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:9 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
object-orientedjavaobject-oriented-programming
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