Jackson Deane
Entrepreneurial Product Leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling consumer mobile and AI-powered software products in zero-to-one environments. Proven track record of driving innovative product strategy, deep user understanding, and hands-on technical leadership. Named inventor on patents, led product at acquired startups (Podz, Fishbowl), and delivered features impacting hundreds of millions of users at leading platforms (Spotify, Tumblr).
Yahoo, Inc.
Senior iOS Engineer
Mobile & Emerging Markets
July 2013 - January 2015
About
The Qwiki team was brought into Yahoo! to build forward thinking automated and mobile video products to empower the company’s mobile-first initiatives.
Key Contributions
Delivered a Dynamic Mobile Video ExperienceEngineered and managed the development of a mobile video app featuring dynamically generated video channels tailored to user interests.
Innovated Creative Media ToolsEnvisioned, prototyped, and developed new photo and video creation tools designed for seamless publishing to Tumblr, successfully pitching the concepts to key stakeholders.
Directed Mobile App Development from Concept to LaunchLed product management and oversaw the agile software development lifecycle to bring innovative mobile apps to market.
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