John Obelenus is an engineer and remote-first technology lead with 7 years of focused experience building complex, interactive web systems that power company workflows. Currently US Lead at Namespace, he previously drove platform and product velocity as a Staff/Principal engineer at Jellyfish, Owl Labs, and System Initiative, where he built high-performance syncing engines, front-end frameworks, and AI-native automation infrastructure. He has a track record of shipping large migrations that cut costs (saved $1M/yr at GLG), taking products from 0→1, and mentoring others through Resilient Coders. Based in Boston, he blends full-stack craftsmanship with product-minded systems thinking and a long-running commitment to teaching, a thread dating back to co-founding a strength-and-conditioning gym and community initiatives. Notably, he insists on remote work and focuses on developer infrastructure that accelerates team delivery.
7 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology
None, Masters of Theological Studies, None, Masters of Theological Studies at Boston University
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