Summary
Jean Adedze is a software engineer with a decade of experience building reliable backend systems for major tech companies, currently contributing to Runway after four years at Microsoft. He blends strong academic foundations in computer science and math from Harvey Mudd with hands-on experience in distributed systems, microservices, and backend infrastructure demonstrated at PlayStation and large-scale services at Microsoft. Jean has a track record of pragmatic experimentation—evaluating storage engines like Spanner vs Cassandra and quantifying gRPC vs HTTP tradeoffs—to drive data-driven architecture decisions. Comfortable across cloud platforms and dev tooling, he has shipped developer-facing tools and internal macOS apps during internships at Facebook. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he pairs a lifelong curiosity and entrepreneurial drive with an artful approach to building “cool stuff” that balances technical rigor and user experience.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Joint Computer Science & Math, Bachelor's degree, Joint Computer Science & Math at Harvey Mudd College