About
Jared Hanson is a graduate of MIT (2018) who previously worked as a software engineer at Apple and now serves as CTO at Flok.
Founder at FlokYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Jared went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jared can intro founders to Flok's investors below.
Flok's investors · 1
Co-founders at Flok
HS
Harris StolzenbergFounder
Experience
- Carbon SignalHead of Engineeringcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Carbon SignalLead Software Architect2024 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
- The John Ernest FoundationSecretary, Board Of Directorscurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Self-employedFreelance Software Engineer2023 — 2024
- FlokCo-Founder, CTO2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Summ Technologies, Inc.Co-Founder2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- AppleSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020Sunnyvale, CA
- MIT Sustainable Design LabUndergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)2017 — 2018Cambridge, MA
- AppleSoftware Engineer Intern2017Sunnyvale, CA
- AdobeLinux System Engineer Intern2016Lehi, UT
- Leerink Partners LLCConvertible Securities Team Intern2015San Francisco, CA
- Flatiron ConstructionSummer Intern2014Benicia, CA
Skills & more
Python3Java3RESTful WebServices2SQL2Spring FrameworkDockerReact.jsRedux.jsFlaskMySQLMicroservicesApache Kafka
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KubernetesNginxCassandraFull-Stack DevelopmentFrom Jared's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jared Hanson?
- Jared Hanson is a graduate of MIT (2018) who previously worked as a software engineer at Apple and now serves as CTO at Flok.
- Where does Jared Hanson work?
- Jared Hanson is Founder of Flok.
- What companies did Jared Hanson found?
- Jared Hanson founded Flok.
- Where did Jared Hanson go to school?
- Jared Hanson studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Benicia High School.
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