# Jan J.

> Engineering Lead at Kiddom

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/janj

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the fundraising industry. Strong engineering professional skilled in Javascript, Typescript, AngularJS, RoR, graphql, and Web Apps.

I would consider any opportunity that involves working to mitigate the affects of climate change.

## Work Experience
### Engineering Lead @ Kiddom
Jan 2021 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ Kiddom
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Software Engineer @ Indiegogo
Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco
ruby on rails, javascript, typescript, angularjs, graphql

Design, evaluate and implement new technologies and software solutions for online crowdfunding and e-commerce.

- Introduced GraphQL into our legacy tech stack
- Extended legacy crowdunding code base to support traditional e-commerce
- Was part of a small team that quickly launched Generosity.com, now in charge of dismantling it

### Lead Mobile Engineer @ Cruiseline.com
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Santa Rosa, California
Sold Ship Mate mobile app to Cruiseline.com, stayed on to integrate the Ship Mate community and features with the Cruiseline.com community and features, merging user databases and communities into one.

### Founder, Lead Software Engineer @ C Monster Solutions, Inc.
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area
I created an iOS app called Ship Mate to serve the cruise vacation community. Eventually app sales were enough to allow me to work on Ship Mate full time and bring my brother on board to try and make something bigger out of it. After expanding to Android and nurturing a large and passionate community we were able to sell all assets to Cruiseline.com and team with them to grow it even further.

### Software Developer @ Originate Labs
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Mateo, CA
Worked with small teams in an agile environment to create custom solutions for clients in all areas. My focus was mostly iOS development.

### Software Developer @ Computers Unlimited
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Bozeman, MT
Worked on an enterprise application for the medical and welding industry. It was a Windows desktop solution created using the C# language.

### Software Intern @ Computers Unlimited
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | Bozeman, MT

### Ticket Sales Manager @ Big Sky Resort
Jan 2002 – Jan 2008

### Software Intern @ Flashpoint - Opholio.com
Jan 2000 – Jan 2000
Worked on an interface for creating virtual postcards online.


## Education
### BA in Computer Science
Brandeis University

### Masters in Computer Science
Montana State University-Bozeman


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/janhjirout
- Portfolio: http://www.facebook.com/ShipMateApp
- Portfolio: http://shipmateapp.com/shipmate/
- Portfolio: http://shipmateapp.com/shipmate/jan/

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Source: https://flows.cv/janj
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/janj/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-04-11