Jonathan Betz

Jonathan Betz is a seasoned software engineering leader with an impressive 18 years of experience focused on creating and supervising top-tier engineering teams. His expertise spans various domains, including open research challenges, large-scale production apps, and rapid application prototyping. Jonathan is fueled by his strong passion for crafting innovative software solutions that bring joy to users and nurturing exceptional engineering squads. His specialties encompass scalable software engineering, leadership, team development, coaching, and engineering training in fields like information extraction, retrieval, reporting, analytics, and SaaS applications, with a particular focus on web search, SEM, and online advertising. Jonathan pursued his education at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology before earning a Bachelor's of Science with University Honors in Computer Science and a Double Major in Cognitive Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Over the years, he has held various significant positions at renowned organizations, including being a Senior Engineering Manager at Facebook, a Principal at Hudson River Angels, a Senior Director Of Engineering at Flatiron Health, a Senior Engineering Manager at Google focusing on Misinformation and Disinformation, an Engineering Manager at Google in Technology for Social Impact, the SVP of Engineering at Rent The Runway, the VP of Engineering at Yext, a Senior Director of Engineering at Clickable, and previously held roles as a Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Technical Architect at E.piphany.