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Jason Lai

Platform Engineer at Stint

Jason Lai has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Jason is currently working as a Senior Full Stack Engineer at Stint, a position they have held since March 2021.

Before that, from 2019 to 2021, Jason worked at Reward Gateway as a Software Engineer. In this role, they were responsible for project managing the maintenance and development of the frontend architecture and infrastructure. Jason also played a key role in onboarding developers to new technologies and workflows, and provided mentorship, code review, and training workshops.

Prior to their time at Reward Gateway, Jason held the position of Senior Software Engineer (Team Lead) at Pride in London from 2018 to 2021. Here, they worked on open source projects to build the organization's new website and mobile app. Additionally, they managed a team of mid and junior developers, overseeing pairing, code review, mentoring, and training workshops.

Before becoming a senior software engineer, Jason gained experience as a Software Developer and Junior Developer at Cyber-Duck from 2016 to 2019. During this time, they led frontend development on various client projects using technologies such as JavaScript, React, Vue.js, jQuery, Sass, HTML, and PHP frameworks.

Jason's career began in 2016 when they attended General Assembly's Web Development Immersive program, where they learned full-stack web development using technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby, and Ruby on Rails.

Prior to their career in the tech industry, Jason worked in various roles at Historic Environment Scotland from 2010 to 2016. Jason served as an eCommerce Executive, eCommerce Coordinator, Sales Team Administrator, and Membership Assistant, covering areas such as retail, ecommerce, product development, and customer support.

Before transitioning into the tech industry, Jason gained administrative experience as an Administrative Assistant at Boston After School & Beyond from 2007 to 2008, and as a Fundraising Assistant at the Irish International Immigrant Center in 2006.

Overall, Jason Lai has a strong background in software development, project management, team leadership, and customer support across a range of industries.

Jason Lai has a diverse education history as follows:

In 2016, Jason completed a Web Development Immersive program at the General Assembly, specializing in developing full-stack web applications.

From 2008 to 2009, Jason pursued a Master's Degree in Global Health & Public Policy at The University of Edinburgh.

Prior to that, from 2002 to 2006, Jason obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from Tufts University.

In addition to their formal education, Jason has also obtained a certification in Agile Project Management from APMG-International, although the specific dates of obtaining this certification are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Platform Engineer

    August 1, 2023 - present

  • Senior Full Stack Engineer

    March, 2021

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