James Gifford

What I'm doing now

(This is a now page, and if you have your own site you should make one!)

I'm in Columbus, Ohio, USA since March of 2019.

I spend my time on these things:

• Pondering the future of software engineering and society, given the current and likely future capabilities of AI.
• Working for Upstart. We're hiring, and are Digital First (AKA remote friendly). I work on our engineering platform, leading various CI, CD, developer productivity and reliability initiatives.
• Building my fitness levels by Rucking and lifting at Starting Strength Columbus.
• Walking my dogs.
• Exploring Columbus.

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So, people were asking me “what are you going to do next?”... I have an answer! Joined @upstart in Columbus to build the future of credit without a suit and tie*, and am really excited about the Powered By Upstart product. Oh, and we’re hiring (Obviously)!

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