# John Delaney

> Principal Software Engineer at Aible

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/johndelaney

I build machine learning based applications that help normal people solve real world problems. I believe that machine learning applications should be transparent, interpretable, and approachable.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Aible
Jan 2019 – Present

### Principal Software Engineer @ Salesforce
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Lead Software Engineer @ Salesforce
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Software Engineer @ Salesforce
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Salesforce
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Data Scientist @ BeyondCore
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Helped build BeyondCore into an award winning Smart Data Discovery Platform ultimately leading to a successful acquisition by Salesforce.

Developed core algorithms in Java with an emphasis on scalability and security, maintained and expanded an expressive RESTful API, and rebuilt the front end as a single page application using React / Redux / Webpack.

### Economic Data Scientist - Pricing @ Sears Holdings Corporation
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Collaborated with a team of data scientists to deliver actionable insights to questions relating to pricing and promotional strategies.

Built and deployed an ecosystem of web-based tools for end to end data analysis using R and Python.

Presented analytical findings to superiors, up to the executive level, using traditional reports, and interactive data visualizations.

### Research Assistant @ The University of Chicago
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
Studied findings in behavioral economics from a neurological perspective. 

Explored neurological foundations for the endowment effect by replicating the findings of Kahneman, Knetsch and Thaler (1990) while monitoring the subjects using an fMRI machine.

Developed a suite of tools using MATLAB to simulate decision making environments and interface
with lab equipment to collect experimental data.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mathematics
University of Chicago


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/john-delaney-96669b59

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Last updated: 2026-04-01