John Spence
Software Engineer at Descript
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Spence is a San Francisco–based software engineer with 10 years of experience blending product leadership, engineering, and design across startups and healthcare tech. A Georgia Tech civil engineer who taught himself computer science in college, he has shipped full‑stack systems using Node, Java, JavaScript, and Python while also contributing to product strategy and UX. He co‑founded a DTC SaaS for publishers, led product and architecture work integrating Sugarmate into Tandem Diabetes Care’s ecosystem, and has experience managing cross‑functional programs with 25+ stakeholders. Comfortable toggling between hands‑on coding and high‑level roadmaps, he brings an operator’s mindset informed by construction project management and a five‑month, 2,650‑mile thru‑hike that reflects his persistence and appetite for long, complex challenges.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), with Honors, Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), with Honors, Civil Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (5)
javascript7
browser7
react2
nodejs2
twitter2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
johndspence/holbertonschool_low_level_programming
Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:167 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
johndspence/holbertonschool_sysadmin_devops
Jan 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 107 pushes in 7 months
system-administrationdevopsadministrationsysadminansible
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