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    Jeff Bowen

    Jeff Bowen

    iOS/Web Developer. Ex-Facebook Software Engineer. Interested in product, design, solving problems, and building teams.

    iOS Developer North Carolina Vanderbilt University...
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    Experience
    Hangout Labs
    Hangout Labs
    Founder 2015 - Present (about 11 years)
    Providing software development consulting services for a variety of clients including:
    • iOS/Python/Django Developer at Clubhouse (Alpha Exploration Co.) — helped build... more and scale the audio-based social network in its earliest stages
    • Lead iOS/tvOS Developer at GoNoodle
    – Became #1 free app on iPad
    – Featured in Apple’s “New Apps We Love” and “App of the Day”
    • Head of Product at Crystal — Salesforce-funded, deep learning-powered, personality tool
    • React Developer at Terrain Data — algorithm management service acquired by Confluent
    • Objective-C/Javascript Developer on Taste — migrating their iOS app to Parse Server
    ReferCodes
    ReferCodes
    Founder 2018 - Present (almost 9 years)
    Side project. A web app for finding and sharing referral codes with friends. Built on Heroku with Python/Django, Javascript, and Facebook APIs. Product Hunt #5 Product of... more the Day at launch.
    Meta
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    Meta
    Software Engineer, Platform Developer Relations 2010 - 2013 (over 2 years)
    Raised NPS 26 points by leading efforts to fix bugs and reduce breaking change frequency.
    Designed and product managed build of new bug tracking system to streamline bug... more process.
    Wrote docs, blog posts, Stack Overflow answers, and hosted events to increase adoption.
    Grew Platform Stability team from just me to twelve engineers and managed two interns.
    Operations Specialist, Platform Team 2008 - 2010 (about 2 years)
    Uncovered and shut down malicious developer who sent out 600M+ spam notifications.
    Introduced process improvements increasing team efficiency and decreasing eng. workload.
    Enabled... more Platform’s rapid growth through writing policy and co-founding Dev Relations team.
    Buddy Quote
    Buddy Quote
    Founder 2013 - 2015 (about 2 years)
    Side project. Web and iOS apps to keep track of funny things your friends say. Built with Python/Django, Objective-C, Javascript, and Facebook APIs.
    Boomtown Accelerators
    Boomtown Accelerators
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    Meta, Buddy Quote, ReferCodes, Hangout Labs
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    Boomtown Accelerators
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    Python Django iOS Development Consulting Web Development Heroku tvOS iOS Swift/Objective C/iOS/Xcode
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