Derek Hancock

Derek Hancock is a Senior Software Engineer at Reddit, Inc., focusing on the Ads Measurement Team since August 2022, following notable positions at Twitter and Qualtrics. At Twitter, from February 2021 to August 2022, Derek developed systems addressing privacy and compliance issues and enhanced dataset metadata layers using Python and Scala. Prior experience includes leading a team at Qualtrics to create a new backend for survey builders, resulting in significant latency reduction. Derek also has a diverse background in software engineering, including internships and foundational roles in machine learning, game development, and web development, supported by a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor’s from Brigham Young University.