Jesse Howarth
Founder, Software Consultant at Galactic Grit
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJesse Howarth is a founder and seasoned software engineer with 15 years of experience building scalable products and platforms across gaming, social, and ad-tech companies. After senior engineering roles at Riot Games and Discord, he transitioned to founding Galactic Grit, where he advises and builds software solutions for growing teams. His background spans fast-paced product engineering at startups like Curalate and enterprise development at Computer Sciences Corporation, giving him a blend of startup agility and production-grade rigor. Known for shipping customer-facing features at scale, he brings expertise in real-time systems and collaboration-focused applications informed by his time at Discord. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, Jesse pairs hands-on engineering with consulting leadership, helping organizations turn complex technical requirements into pragmatic, maintainable systems. A veteran of Google Summer of Code and long tenures across influential teams, he combines deep practical experience with an appetite for mentoring and technical stewardship.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
Github Skills (81)
python10
command-line-tool10
command-line-parser10
api10
yaml10
golang10
cli10
json10
elixir10
toml10
rpc10
documentation10
transport10
discord10
cli-framework10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
discord/loqui
Nov 2016 - Jan 2020
RPC Transport Layer - with minimal bullshit.
Contributions:406 commits, 34 PRs, 112 pushes in 3 years 1 month
golangrpcpythontransport-layerelixir
jhowarth/test
Dec 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:5 PRs, 2 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 4 months
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