Jonathan Frees is a Staff Software Engineer at Shipt with eight years of experience building search and backend systems, recently promoted after leading search work as a Senior Software Engineer. He holds both a BS and MS in Computer Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, graduating with a 4.0 GPA, and has a strong foundation in applying computing principles to real-world problems. Prior to Shipt he led software teams at UAB’s Computer Forensics Research Laboratory, where he combined research-driven development with production-quality tooling. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, he brings a blend of academic rigor and hands-on leadership to shipping reliable search features at scale. Notably, his trajectory shows rapid advancement from research-focused engineering to staff-level production impact within a consumer-facing platform.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 4.0 GPA, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 4.0 GPA at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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