Jesse Forrest
Upwards (formerly WeeCare) Co-Founder & CTO
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolJesse Forrest is a seasoned software leader and founder with 13 years of experience building consumer and enterprise platforms, currently serving as Co-Founder and CTO of Upwards to expand access to family care through employer and government partnerships. He combines hands-on engineering and product leadership with a track record of launching and scaling marketplaces and SaaS—previously directing engineering at Tradesy and co-founding multiple consumer-focused startups like FindSportsNow and Joimo. Jesse has steered technical teams in both startup and enterprise settings (including American Express and Northrop Grumman) and brings experience managing regulated and high-security projects. With an MBA and a Computer Science degree, he blends business strategy with technical execution to turn complex social needs into sustainable product and go-to-market solutions. An operator at heart, he’s equally comfortable in code, architecture, and partnership negotiations—often building communities as part of product growth.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at Florida State UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Florida Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (70)
php-extension10
php10
c-extension10
high-performance9
jenkins-api-plugin9
redis9
redis-cluster9
phalcon9
redisearch9
full-stack9
binding9
jenkins-plugin8
javascript7
php-framework7
python7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
jesseforrest/DiamondForrest
Jul 2012 - Jun 2014
Contributions:35 commits in 1 year 10 months
zynxhealth/z-mon
Apr 2014 - Nov 2014
a jenkins build monitor plugin
Contributions:29 commits in 6 months
jenkinsmonitorbuild-monitorjenkins-pluginjenkins-api-plugin
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