Jonathan Whitmore
Senior Software Engineer at Waymo
Los Altos, California, United States
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Top SchoolJonathan Whitmore is a Senior Software Engineer with 14 years of experience bridging data science, machine learning, and research-driven problem solving across Apple, Waymo, and consultancy work. He led auction and simulation teams at Apple, applying game theory, extensive A/B testing, and counterfactual simulation to production ad platforms while prioritizing human-centered management and mentorship. Trained as an astrophysicist with a PhD from UC San Diego, Jonathan translated complex spectroscopic analyses into robust statistical pipelines and contributed cosmology functions to the widely used astropy open-source library. He combines deep quantitative rigor with pragmatic engineering—building simulation and ML systems that are both scientifically grounded and production-ready. Based in Los Altos, he is known for cultivating trust and aligning individual strengths with team goals, and for bringing rare domain depth from fundamental physics into large-scale ML systems.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San DiegoPlano Senior High SchoolBachelor of Science Physics Philosophy Mathematics, Bachelor of Science Physics Philosophy Mathematics at Vanderbilt UniversityStanford University
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Github Skills (18)
cosmology10
python10
astronomy10
pdf10
astrophysics10
astropy10
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subprocess9
ipython9
numpy8
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Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
astropy/astropy
Feb 2014 - May 2014
Astronomy and astrophysics core library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Jonathan primarily contributed to the `astropy/astropy` repository by implementing and refactoring cosmological functions within the `cosmology` module. Their work included adding a new function (`differential_comoving_volume`), modifying existing functions, and changing documentation. The user also updated code to address comments in pull requests. The contributions focused on improving the cosmological calculations within the library.
astrologypythonscienceastrophysicsastrodynamics
jbwhit/hammer-pricer
Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:49 commits in 19 days
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