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CEO & Founder @ Variable
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Jared Scott

CEO & Founder @ Variable
Entrepreneur, Software Engineer, & Founder. Interested in the intersection of humanity and technology. Believes in increasing transparency of engineering practices. Uses experiences from living abroad in Japan and Taiwan to create empathic & culturally sensitive designs. Focus on cross cultural design.
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高低軟體資訊有限公司 (Variable)
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University of Washington
Taipei, 台灣

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Unemployed
  • Profession
    Software Engineer
    Technical Manager
    Front-end Engineer
  • Fields
    Software
    AdTech / MarTech
    Internet
  • Work experience
    10-15 years (More than 15 years relevant)
  • Management
    I've had experience in managing 15+ people
  • Skills
    Javascript
    React.js
    Python
    UI/UXDesign
    Team Management
    Team Leadership
    Interaction Design
    Full Stack Web Development
    Node.js
    Angular
    Pipeline Development
    Information Management
    TypeScript
    SASS/SCSS
    Typescript
    Communication
  • Languages
    English
    Native or Bilingual
    Japanese
    Professional
    Chinese
    Intermediate
  • Highest level of education
    Bachelor

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Front-End / Back-End / Full Stack Web Developer
  • Desired work locations
    Taiwan
  • Freelance
    Non-freelancer

Work Experience

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Founder

May 2017 - Present
Taiwan
Variable designs software for industries such as adTech, Fitness, Health, and Education. Variable has engagements with some of the worlds largest companies to create functional, beautifully designed solutions. As founder, I use my expertise and knowledge of the industry to grow the customer base. Current & previous customers include Convertro, Oath, Verizon, Dyaco (岱宇國際), Giant Group (巨大集團), and Measured.

Director of Engineering - Front End

Measured
Full-time
Oct 2020 - Mar 2023
2 yrs 6 mos
Taiwan
Led a team of 15+ software engineers. Helped Measured to create a beautiful and interactive solution for the Marketing Analytics space. Designing from the ground-up a beautiful product that is intuitive for clients. Working with the entire Measured team to develop a lasting design that is extensible both for the developers and the users.

Senior Software Engineer

Oath
Full-time
May 2018 - Jun 2019
1 yr 2 mos
Taiwan
Internal role change after the merger of Convertro with Oath. Led UI/UX design on internal projects, contributed as a senior software engineer, IC5.

Head of UI Development & Interaction Design

Convertro
Full-time
Jul 2012 - Jan 2019
6 yrs 7 mos
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Led Convertro Dashboard development team through an acquisition by AOL, and later an acquisition by Verizon. Responsible for managing the user experience and interactivity for Convertro's Dashboard. Iterating on the user interface constantly to make sure that Convertro's incredible wealth of data is both easy to understand and simple to navigate. Work in conjunction with the product team to develop new and innovative methods of gaining utility from marketing analytic platforms. Leading change of dashboard codebase to industry standards, including ReactJS.

Front End Software Engineer

Coverity
Full-time
Jul 2010 - Sep 2012
2 yrs 3 mos
San Francisco, CA, USA
Developed numerous jQuery Widgets. Subclassed and improved jQuery UI's Dialog and Autocomplete widgets. Worked methodically to implement well-tested features. Led conversations regarding UI/UX issues. Converted from using YUI/prototypeJS to modern Javascript (jQuery, Angular, Backbone.js) libraries, CSS (lessCSS, SASS/SCSS) libraries, and HTML practices. Completed numerous projects from specifications requiring both backend, frontend, and design work. Worked with team members to complete projects within budgeted time. Created and managed graphical elements using Adobe tools.

Lead Developer

RAMPgreen
Full-time
Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
6 mos
Kirkland, WA, USA
Oversaw and rapidly prototyped multiple consumer facing products as well as B2B solutions using Ruby on Rails, Java, and other programming languages. Designed a network architecture using standard methodologies. Implemented CouchDB and wiki 2.0 platforms. Contributed to open source projects including jQuery and jQuery UI. Researched and prototyped SMS, Callback, and chat functionalities in a cloud architecture. Heavy focus on creating RESTful API’s. Prototyped a semantic information web application.

Lead Developer

Oct 2009 - Apr 2010
7 mos
Seattle, WA, USA
Worked with client to implement a content management tool using Drupal. Built a user-interface, created a consistent UI theme, as well as developed an information taxonomy. Demonstrated solution to client as well as provided training on using Drupal.

Web Developer

HomeSavvi
Full-time
Oct 2008 - Nov 2009
1 yr 2 mos
Seattle, WA, USA
One of two Program Managers. Used the agile development methodology to quickly build new site designs and make architectural changes. Interfaced daily with all aspects of the company – from marketing to sales operations. Managed the IT infrastructure and developed solutions to meet increased demand. Implemented Google Analytics and Multi-Image uploading. Worked with all aspects of Drupal: wrote modules, implemented performance enhancements, oversaw UI design rollout, and customized the UI theme.
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Student Technician / Developer

Jun 2007 - Sep 2007
4 mos
Seattle, WA, USA
Worked within the Mechanical Engineering Department maintaining the IT infrastructure. Facilitated the deployment of 3 computer labs, each with around 20 computers. Used technologies such as Norton Ghost and Deepfreeze to maintain computer labs. Maintained and developed the Mechanical Engineering Department's web technologies.

Education

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Bachelor of Science (BS)
Informatics
2005 - 2009
3.8/4 GPA
Activities and societies
Informatics Undergraduate Association (IUGA), Language Exchange, FIUTS
Description
Studied abroad in Japan for over a year. Spent 6 months working on an informative Capstone project which defined international events at the University of Washington as Information Grounds, or places where information is spontaneously shared.
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Associate’s Degree
Japanese
2007 - 2008
3.6/4 GPA
Activities and societies
Volunteered at a Kyoto public day care, Ballroom Dancing at the Kyoto public library, and boxing
Description
Studied abroad and graduated from the Study in Kyoto Program. Completed the highest level of language study and had the opportunity to take University-Level Japanese Classes. Traveled extensively for 2 months speaking exclusively in Japanese.
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Associate’s Degree
Japanese
2005 - 2005
4/4 GPA
Description
Intensive Japanese Study program prior to entering bachelor studies.
Associate’s Degree
Network Engineering
2003 - 2005
3.7/4 GPA
Description
Focused studies on Japanese and Computer networking with a focus on windows based networks running Active Directory

Licenses & Certifications

Japanese Government
Credential ID: n/a
Issued Jun 2009
No Expiration Date