Leon Maksin
Member Of Technical Staff (Research) at OpenAI
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLeon Maksin is a research-focused software engineer and University of Michigan dual-degree graduate in Computer Science and Business Administration with a mathematics minor, now working at OpenAI on model autonomy, evaluation science, and automated understanding. He brings a decade of hands-on experience building products across startups and tech teams, from backend systems for Bubble’s pricing and plugin ecosystems to founding NYC Aerospace, a nonprofit that scaled aerospace education across nine schools. Leon blends technical depth with community and product instincts—co-leading a creative execution collective at Michigan and teaching data and presentation skills as a VP at BOND Consulting. His work spans applied research, growth engineering, and developer experience, with a particular appetite for breaking down access barriers in aerospace, edtech, and crypto. Outside engineering he channels creativity into rockets, physics simulations, WebGL projects, and strategic games, and mentors five younger siblings—evidence of both technical curiosity and practical leadership.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BSE, Computer Science; Mathematics Minor, Summa Cum Laude, BSE, Computer Science; Mathematics Minor, Summa Cum Laude at University of Michigan College of EngineeringBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Summa Cum Laude at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessMinor, Mathematics, Minor, Mathematics at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the ArtsHigh School Diploma, HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES, High School Diploma, HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES at Stuyvesant High School
English, Russian, Spanish
Github Skills (2)
physics1
gpt1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
leonmaksin/leonmaksin.github.io
May 2018 - Oct 2022
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
leonmaksin/personal-website
Oct 2021 - Jun 2024
Contributions:58 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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