John Rauser
Sr. Principal Data Scientist
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Rauser is a Sr. Principal Data Scientist in Seattle with nearly three decades of engineering and analytics experience and nine years focused in senior data science roles. He blends hands-on software engineering, machine learning, and public-facing technical communication to deliver products that turn large datasets into practical decision tools—from airfare forecasting at Farecast to automated curation and trending systems at Snapchat and Amazon’s Just Walk Out retail tech. Known for building metric-driven cultures and automated analytics pipelines, he has a track record of influencing executive strategy through rigorous analysis (notably driving continuous deployment practices at Amazon). Comfortable prototyping and shipping end-to-end systems, he thrives where engineering, data science, and storytelling intersect. He holds dual BS degrees in Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota, a background that underpins his systems-level thinking and rigorous approach to problem solving.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Minnesota
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Github Skills (24)
amazon-sns10
amazon-api-gateway10
aws-xray10
amazon-ecs9
cloudwatch9
amazon-eks8
amazon-sqs8
csharp7
nodejs7
java7
aws-lambda7
aws7
opentelemetry6
ggplot6
python6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jrauser/writing
Jul 2016 - Jul 2019
Contributions:8 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
jrauser/rockets
Sep 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
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