Jayden Windle
CTO at Future Primitive
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJayden Windle is a Vancouver-based CTO with a decade of hands-on software engineering and leadership experience, blending startup founding grit with enterprise-grade delivery. He has led engineering teams at companies from Jetpack (co-founder/CTO) to Future Primitive and has a strong backend focus grounded in Python and GraphQL. An active open-source contributor, he made notable enhancements to strawberry-graphql—adding optional argument handling, Django integration, and Apollo Tracing—demonstrating attention to developer ergonomics and observability. Trained in internet security at Carleton and certified in full-stack web development, he pairs security-minded design with practical product shipping. His work centers on building software that "maximizes human sovereignty on the internet," reflecting an unusual combination of technical depth and a principled vision for user agency.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at Free Code CampBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science (Internet Security Stream), Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science (Internet Security Stream) at Carleton University
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Github Skills (17)
python10
django10
wpgraphql10
wordpress-graphql10
react-native9
starlette9
graphql8
pytest8
asyncio8
asgi7
asyncstorage6
initialization6
serial-port6
windows6
graphene-django6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
strawberry-graphql/strawberry
Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
A GraphQL library for Python that leverages type annotations 🍓
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 5 commits, 5 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Jayden contributed significantly to the `strawberry-graphql/strawberry` repository, primarily focused on enhancing the library's functionality. They implemented support for optional arguments in GraphQL fields, including default values and custom types, as well as integrated Django support, developing Django-specific views and templates. Furthermore, the user added Apollo Tracing support, allowing for performance monitoring and debugging of GraphQL queries. The contributions demonstrate a strong understanding of GraphQL principles and Python development.
mypyasgipythonstrawberryannotations
jaydenwindle/decode2017
Mar 2017 - Apr 2017
One awesome shopify giveaway app developed at decode 2017!
Contributions:87 commits, 47 PRs, 65 pushes in 22 days
nodejsdecodeshopify
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