Jen Kaplan
Founding Engineer at Albus Ventures LLC
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJen Kaplan is a founding engineer and technical founder with eight years building full‑stack web and mobile products, currently leading engineering efforts at Studio and co-founding Erria while running a freelance shop that launches consumer apps. She blends ML/AI and HCI training from Brown with hands-on system design—shipping real‑time collaborative features, design systems, and AI-powered consumer tools from 0 to 1. Jen has deep startup experience across YC-backed health tech, travel, and education products, and has repeatedly pivoted thoughtfully after user and usage signals (e.g., winding down Travoya to prioritize product‑market fit). Comfortable across front-end, back-end, and embedded systems, she’s shipped everything from WebSocket-powered creative workspaces to safety‑critical train protection software. Outside work she’s a prolific maker—knitter, gardener, and tinkerer—who applies a craft mindset to engineering and product design.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Brown UniversityShady Hill SchoolHigh School, High School at Phillips Academy
English, French
Github Skills (42)
edge-function10
database-schema9
android9
react9
cli9
frontend9
helios9
database-management8
database8
supabase8
typescript8
expo8
perl8
ios8
javascript8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cranberrymuffin/anime-dub
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
Implementing Wav2Lip for anime faces
Contributions:1 review, 42 commits, 6 PRs in 12 days
deep-learningcomputer-visionfacesanimewav2lip
jennyckaplan/cherrywatch
Apr 2022 - Apr 2026
Cherry Blossom Tracker for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Contributions:4 PRs, 71 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years
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