Jason Blalock

Jason Blalock is a Senior Software Engineer currently employed at Slack since May 2023, bringing extensive experience from previous roles at Twitter, Excella, and other companies. At Twitter, Jason led a front-end engineering team, significantly enhancing user engagement through the implementation of custom timelines and collaborating across teams to improve user interfaces. Notable achievements include optimizing API performance and mentoring engineers transitioning among technical roles. With a background in full-stack development, Jason has also spearheaded initiatives to refine application architecture and implement efficient tooling while serving in various capacities, such as technical lead and consultant. Jason holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology.