Jesse London
Software Engineer at Center for Data and Computing at the University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJesse London is a seasoned software engineer with 12 years of experience building Pythonic web applications, data models, and test automation, currently focused on service architecture and infrastructure at the University of Chicago. He brings deep hands-on expertise in full-stack development and deployments, including practical experience improving UX and Elastic Beanstalk deployments for the well-regarded Aequitas bias-auditing toolkit. Comfortable across the stack, Jesse has a history of shaping reliable systems—from automated test suites and Django apps to server administration and deployment pipelines. His background in physics informs a methodical, data-driven approach to problem solving and design. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex requirements into maintainable, auditable software and smooth production rollouts. Based in Chicago, he blends academic and industry perspectives to tackle public-interest and research-oriented technical challenges.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Physics, BA, Physics at University of Chicago
Github Skills (12)
web-development10
web-application10
webapp10
python10
flask10
flask-ask10
f9
n9
ui-design8
cicd7
dockers7
docker7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
dssg/aequitas
Apr 2018 - Sep 2019
Bias Auditing & Fair ML Toolkit
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 69 commits, 17 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Jesse primarily worked on enhancing the Aequitas web application and its deployment process. They refactored the web application structure, renaming and reorganizing components. The user also implemented a temporary ID system to prevent request collisions, and incorporated fixes for the user interface and deployment on Elastic Beanstalk, which demonstrates a focus on full-stack development. The contributions show a commitment to improving the user experience and ensuring smooth deployment.
auditsecuritymachine-biasbiasfairness-testing
dssg/dickens
Nov 2017 - Jul 2022
Common Python descriptors
Contributions:7 commits, 2 PRs, 9 pushes in 4 years 9 months
programming-utility
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