Jared McFarland

Staff Software Engineer

Jared McFarland is a highly experienced software engineer currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Figma since January 2024 and holds the position of Principal at halfSquared since March 2022, where Jared works as a full-time career coach for senior technical professionals. Prior to these roles, Jared was a Tech Lead for Compute at Stripe, overseeing a rapidly growing organization, and served as a Staff Engineering Steward and Staff Infrastructure Engineer, focusing on improving engineer sustainability and team dynamics. Earlier experience includes positions as a Senior Platform Engineer at GitHub, a Senior Software Engineer at Etsy, and a founding Ruby Engineer at FutureAdvisor, among others. Jared's career spans significant contributions to system design, architecture, and team leadership across multiple tech companies, beginning with early roles in web development and programming leadership. Jared's educational foundation includes studies at Pima Community College.

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