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William Jacobson

Lead Software Engineer at GoodRx

William Jacobson has a diverse work experience spanning over 10 years. William is currently working as a Lead Software Engineer at GoodRx since March 2022. Prior to that, they were a Software Engineer at Facebook from April 2021 to March 2022.

Before their time at Facebook, William worked at Currency as both a Senior Software Engineer and a Full Stack Engineer. William was with Currency from October 2018 to April 2021.

William also has experience at Prescriptive Data as a Data Acquisition Team Lead and a Full Stack Developer. William was responsible for leading technical candidate interviews, managing scrum teams, and integrating hardware into data pipelines. William worked at Prescriptive Data from February 2017 to July 2018.

In addition, William has worked as an Instructor at Fullstack Academy, where they taught a course on the fundamentals of programming in JavaScript. William was with Fullstack Academy in June and July 2016.

Earlier in their career, William worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in Geochemistry at Columbia University in the City of New York. William conducted research, attended conferences, and trained other researchers in the use of laboratory equipment. William worked at Columbia University from September 2012 to November 2014.

Lastly, William also has experience as a Lab Manager at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory from June 2011 to August 2012.

Overall, William Jacobson's work experience demonstrates their expertise in software engineering, data acquisition, teaching, and research in the field of geochemistry.

William Jacobson attended Bronx High School of Science from 2002 to 2006. William then pursued a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Geology/Earth Science, General at Carleton College from 2006 to 2010. After completing their undergraduate studies, they attended Columbia University from 2012 to 2014, where they obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences. In 2015, William attended Fullstack Academy for web development, concluding their education history.

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  • Lead Software Engineer

    March, 2022 - present