Jesse Mckenna
Software Engineer at Google
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJesse Mckenna is a software engineer based in Seattle with nine years of experience building performant C++ systems and cross-language tooling (C, Python, JavaScript) at Google, where he contributes to the Chromium codebase including Windows-specific refactors and a PDF infobar feature. He pairs strong low-level engineering chops with data-focused problem solving honed through prior roles in energy project development and environmental markets, where he built custom databases and Excel models to drive decisions. Jesse holds a CS degree with top honors and an MS in Environmental Analysis, a blend that informs pragmatic, systems-level thinking and attention to real-world constraints. Comfortable working across codebases and platforms, he favors clean refactors and measurable improvements to responsiveness and maintainability. Notably, his open-source contributions touch one of the most visible browser projects, demonstrating experience shipping changes in large, high-stakes repositories.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Sustainability, 3.6, BS, Sustainability, 3.6 at Arizona State UniversityMS, Environmental Analysis and Decision Making, 3.4, MS, Environmental Analysis and Decision Making, 3.4 at Rice UniversityBS, Computer Science, 4.0, BS, Computer Science, 4.0 at Oregon State University
Github Skills (10)
chromium10
c-language10
ws-api10
cprogramming-language10
winapi10
reimplementation10
wp-api10
implement10
refactor9
refactoring9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
chromium/chromium
May 2020 - Jan 2023
The official GitHub mirror of the Chromium source
Role in this project:
Software Engineer
Software EngineerContributions:12 commits in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Jesse primarily contributed to the Chromium project by modifying Windows-specific code. Their work includes refactoring existing code, particularly by removing calls and calls and updating namespace usages to `::` to align with standards. They also added a new feature to control an infobar related to PDFs. These changes demonstrate a focus on code cleanup, Windows platform improvements, and feature enhancements within the Chromium codebase.
chromiumgithub-mirrorchrome
jessemckenna/jessemckenna.github.io
Jan 2018 - Apr 2021
Contributions:82 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
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