Owen Skelly
Research Software Engineer at Globus.org
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolOwen Skelly is a research software engineer at Globus Labs, applying his MS in computer science from the University of Chicago to turn AI/ML advances into reproducible tools for scientific research. With nine years of software experience spanning research, cloud-native engineering, and archival data processing, he combines practical engineering (Python, OCaml, RESTful APIs, containerization) with strong research instincts born from published AI work and mathematical modeling. He has automated large-scale archival conversions that saved thousands of person-hours and cut his teeth on both academic research and production-focused contracts, including an international stint in Sydney. Comfortable in interdisciplinary teams, Owen pairs philosophical rigor with a knack for clear documentation and design, and—less obviously—brings unusually strong interpersonal skills (an “uber” level of collaborator trust) that help move sticky projects across the finish line.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Majors in Mathematics & Philosophy; Minor in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Majors in Mathematics & Philosophy; Minor in Computer Science at University of PortlandMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Chicago
Github Skills (24)
emacs-lisp9
emacs9
vim9
emacs-lsp8
melpa8
zeplin8
backend7
spacemacs6
org-mode6
converting6
science5
batch5
django-rest-framework5
converter5
django5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Garden-AI/garden-backend
Jan 2023 - Apr 2025
The backend service for thegardens.ai
Contributions:107 reviews, 96 PRs, 219 pushes in 2 years 2 months
pythondjango-rest-frameworkdjangobackendbackend-service
Garden-AI/garden
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:23 releases, 235 reviews, 115 commits in 4 months
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