Fractional CTO for Generative AI! Former Founder/CTO @ MightySignal (acquired by Instacart), Director of Growth Engineering @ Instacart, and iPhone Engineer @ Apple.
I'm an exited Technical Founder & Operator with an extremely versatile skill set and track record of success! I'm currently most passionate about applied Generative AI and am able to supplement that interest with strong skills in Full-Stack Software Engineering, Growth, Recruiting, and Leadership.
I've founded my own successful startups, doubled customer acquisition efficiency at Instacart, and shipped 150M iPhones/iPads at Apple. In doing so, I've always built elite teams and have pushed the boundaries of engineering innovation!
I reported to Jason at Instacart for 1 year and he was a true mentor, guide and support to me throughout. He is creative, passionate, an excellent orator/presenter and problem-solver - all of which make him a great asset to the company. His honest, straightforward and most importantly, open approach with his team always instilled confidence and trust in him as our lead. I highly recommend Jason and would love to work with him again!
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Arpit ShahSenior Software Engineer, Instacart
Jason is one of the smartest guys i worked with at Apple. He had strong technical skills and what impressed me the most was his eagerness to learn and get things done in a timely manner. He has introduced lot of good coding practices to other senior members of the team. He worked very well with other cross functional teams and also managed the CM very well. I wish Jason all the best in future and would strongly recommend him.
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Vishi VenkataramanDirector, RF Systems Algorithms and Calibration, Apple
Helping companies with Engineering Leadership and Generative AI!
Helping with Generative AI, Engineering, Leadership, Recruiting, and Growth
Sep 2018 — Oct 2019
Instacart
Director of Engineering and Product Manager, Growth Acquisition
Instacart is a 4-sided marketplace for food delivery based in San Francisco. They appointed me as Director of Engineering and Product Manager for the Growth Acquisition team (one of the 2 most important teams in the entire company) after they acquired my company MightySignal.
Founded Growth Acquisition team, led both engineering and product, and grew team from 1 to 30.
We improved the technical systems for all of Instacart’s consumer acquisition channels—including paid marketing, virality, offline, and SEO.
Also led the Bar Raiser program for recruiting and had 80% close rate for eng candidates for my team.
Cut paid marketing CPA by 50% in only a few months!
Nominated for Carrot of the Month (i.e. Employee of the Month) for the entire company.
Dec 2016 — Sep 2018
MightySignal
CTO/COO & Co-Founder
MightySignal provided a window into the black box of the mobile app world by finding high-value signals (such as which SDKs are inside every app) for sales and marketing teams.
Achieved product market fit.
Achieved profitability.
Signed major customers including Google and Amex.
Built an elite engineering team (engineers became Senior Staff at Instacart).
Acquired by Instacart and Xenon Partners.
May 2013 — Jul 2014
Melt
CTO & Co-Founder
Melt was an iPhone app for people to capture their most important thoughts through short voice recordings (like a "Twitter for Voice").
At one point, we were the #1 featured Social Networking app in the App Store.
The blind community embraced Melt since they couldn't inherently use other forms of social media such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Mark Hoppus announced a new Blink-182 album on Melt.
Jun 2010 — Jan 2012
Apple
iPhone/iPad Engineer
Apple creates revolutionary devices like the iPhone, MacBook, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods, setting the standard for innovation and user experience.
Was part of the engineering team that shipped 150M devices: the CDMA iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPhone 4S, and 3rd generation iPad.
Traveled frequently to the factory in China to help train the contract manufacturer.
Led several special projects.
Aug 2009 — May 2010
Cornell University
Master's, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Specialized in Technical Business Strategy and iOS App Development
Aug 2005 — May 2009
Duke University
B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Concentrations: Computer Engineering, Signal Processing
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