Roy Jackman
Software Engineer at Variantyx
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolRoy Jackman is a software engineer with a decade of experience building reliable, test-driven systems across startups, research labs, and larger tech teams in the Boston area. He has progressed from internships into senior engineering and lead roles—most recently at Variantyx after leading engineering at HeuriTrade—bringing hands-on expertise in CI, automated testing, validation/verification, and lifecycle optimization. Comfortable in both research and production environments, he bridges applied CS and applied mathematics training from UMass Amherst to deliver clean, high-functioning code that meets rigorous quality standards. Roy’s background includes academic research and industry stints at IBM and Turbonomic, giving him a practical fluency in cross-functional collaboration and complex problem decomposition. Notably, he returns to Variantyx in multiple roles over his career, reflecting a knack for sustaining long-term technical relationships and contributing value across stages of growth.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass AmherstComputer Science, Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic InstituteBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst
English, Hebrew, French
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Github Skills (18)
simulation10
spiking-neural-networks10
reinforcement-learning9
neurons9
javascript9
pytorch9
python9
machine-learning9
dynamic9
open-source9
scientific-computing8
numpy8
animation8
linter7
css7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
royJackman/ESN-engine
Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
A library for ESN creation and usage
Contributions:2 PRs, 21 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
esnjavascriptcreation
royJackman/SineCircleMappings
Oct 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:193 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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