Summary
Jonathan Rickard is a New York City–based technical team lead and Python-focused engineering manager with eight years in software and a broader two-decade career bridging journalism, product support, and web operations. He currently leads backend and web initiatives at inecta, after architecting and delivering a municipal website and several reusable open-source Django apps (including django-simple-bulk-emailer and django-simple-file-handler) while at the Town of Hillsborough. Comfortable across Python, Django REST, React, and AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront, SES), he pairs hands-on implementation with stakeholder negotiation and product-minded documentation. An MBA-holder with roots in editorial workflows, he brings a rare blend of technical leadership, user-focused communication, and practical open-source craftsmanship to product and engineering challenges.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English, Bachelor of Arts (BA), English at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at East Carolina University