Johann Diedrick
Staff Research Engineer at Mozilla Data Collective
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJohann Diedrick is a Staff Research Engineer based in New York with 13 years of experience building data-driven systems at the intersection of engineering, research, and civic-minded organizations. He has led engineering teams and research initiatives at Mozilla Data Collective, Mozilla, and the Social Science Research Council to advance ethical, community-centered AI data platforms and infrastructure. His background spans leadership roles—from Director of Engineering at Somewhere Good to senior engineering work at The Metropolitan Museum of Art—bringing product sensibility to technical systems. Johann combines a sociological lens (BA, University of Pennsylvania) with hands-on creative technology training (NYU ITP), which helps him design tech that respects social contexts and governance. He’s known for translating complex legal, technical, and community requirements into practical data-sharing architectures that enable varying degrees of openness and compensation. Colleagues describe him as someone who pairs systems-level thinking with an uncommon focus on community agency in data ecosystems.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, ITP, Master's degree, ITP at New York UniversityBachelor's degree, Sociology, Bachelor's degree, Sociology at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (33)
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
johanndiedrick/johanndiedrick
Dec 2015 - Aug 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 64 pushes, 3 branches in 8 years 8 months
jdiedrick/transients-server
Jun 2015 - Jan 2018
Contributions:31 commits, 4 PRs, 28 pushes in 2 years 6 months
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