Julian Wills
Sr. Quantitative User Researcher
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJulian Wills is a senior Quantitative User Researcher with 18 years of experience blending rigorous data science and behavioral science to inform product decisions at Google’s Search team and previously at Facebook. With a PhD in social psychology and a quantitative minor from NYU, he specializes in large-scale data analysis—from social media “big data” to neuroimaging—to surface actionable insights about user behavior. He brings a rare mix of academic rigor and product-facing impact, translating complex statistical results into clear recommendations for design and ranking. Based in New York, Julian’s background in cognitive science and early systems internships gives him fluency across research, tooling, and implementation, enabling him to partner effectively with engineers and PMs. Notably, his trajectory from neuroimaging and moral psychology research into industry-scale UX measurement underscores a talent for applying deep-domain methods to real-world product problems.
18 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
CourseraDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Social Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Social Psychology at New York UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology & Cognitive Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology & Cognitive Science at University of Virginia
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Github Skills (52)
mesos10
kubernetes10
docker10
kubernetes-monitoring10
scheduling10
go10
ogg-vorbis9
decoder9
ogg8
vorbis8
dgraph7
backend7
eol7
database6
golang6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
runningwild/gorbis
Oct 2011 - Mar 2014
A Go native ogg/vorbis decoder
Contributions:26 commits in 2 years 5 months
golangogg-vorbisnative-googgdecoder
zorbathut/glop
Dec 2007 - Jun 2009
Contributions:33 commits in 1 year 6 months
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