User:JLinehan (WMF)

Jason David Linehan

Staff Software Engineer, Wikimedia Foundation

About me

I am a software engineer and mathematician. I studied mathematics at University of Florida and Dartmouth College. I have done work in algorithmic randomness, research computing, and experimental mathematics. I've worked in industry for 8 years, focused on delivering large-scale platforms for research, instrumentation, visualization, and experiments to enterprise customers. I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in 2018. For more about my software and research, see my personal website.

My work

I serve as the technical lead of the Product Data Engineering team, a member of the Product Infrastructure Team, and an honorary member of the Product Analytics Team. I am responsible for the Product Analytics Infrastructure Working Group, focused on fulfilling the engineering goals of the Foundation's Better Use of Data Program.

Disclaimer: I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I try to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me

• E-mail/Hangouts: jlinehanwikimedia.org
• IRC: hip on Freenode