Jeevan Farias
Senior Software Engineer at Runway
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJeevan Farias is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with 10 years of experience building geospatial data applications and custom visualizations. He has progressed from academic research and teaching roles at Columbia to production engineering at Development Seed and Runway, where he focuses on data visualization, mapping, and analytical tooling. Comfortable across the stack, Jeevan blends Python and JavaScript (Node, React, D3) to create interactive maps, mobile tools, and CMS interfaces that make complex spatial datasets accessible to non-technical users. His background includes machine learning research in program analysis and open-source contributions to creative coding projects, reflecting a mix of rigorous research and practical engineering. Notably, he has a track record of translating academic projects into public-facing tools and media collaborations (e.g., Brown Institute, Center for Spatial Research). He brings a pragmatic, research-informed approach to shipping user-centered geospatial products.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science at Columbia University
Github Skills (81)
sound-effects10
sound-synthesis10
planetary10
web-audio-api10
django9
audio9
synth9
web-application9
cocos-creator9
openstreetmap8
transformation8
data-transformation8
native-module8
react-native-module8
mapbox-gl8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
CenterForSpatialResearch/colombia
Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:20 commits, 11 PRs, 1 push in 3 months
urbanism
jvntf/dotfiles
Apr 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:26 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 11 months
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