Summary
Jeff Martinez is a seasoned engineering leader with 17 years of software development experience and a decade of management, currently serving as Senior Engineering Manager at Abnormal AI. He has led cross-functional teams of up to ~25 engineers across Search, Recommendations, content ingestion, and streaming systems—translating machine learning research into production APIs and consumer-facing features at companies like Scribd, Groupon, and Amazon. A hands-on thinker who started coding as a hobby in 2001, he pairs deep technical roots (distributed services, Python, personalization) with a passion for mentoring and building learning-oriented teams. His side projects—ranging from movie recommender systems to accessibility-focused Android apps and even embedded motor-control APIs—underscore a pragmatic curiosity that informs both product and platform decisions. Based in Seattle, he focuses on creating career growth paths and collaborative environments where engineers enjoy learning from one another.
17 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of science Computer Science, Bachelor of science Computer Science at Seattle University
Master of science Computer Software Engineering, Master of science Computer Software Engineering at Walden University
English, Spanish