Jack Lot

I build software, and the teams that build software.

NYC-based engineer and engineering manager, 10+ years. I ran video-on-demand and live streaming services for AWS, then left to build LearnGit.io.

Front-end

JavaScript (React, Redux) · HTML · CSS (SASS)

Back-end

Ruby on Rails · SQL · Contentful

Architecture

AWS · REST · GraphQL

Also

Sketch · Final Cut Pro · Apple Motion

• Intuitively understand Git with animated visualizations↗

  est. 2023

• Coding tutorial videos @themoderncoder, 44k on YouTube↗

  est. 2016

• Website development and hosting for small businesses

  est. 2025

1. LearnGit.io | New York, NY

   Founder • May 2023 – Present

   Built and run a learning platform for developers, solo.

   • 1.2k educators and individual learners
   • Payments, auth, video streaming, funnel telemetry, and email sequences
   • 2.1k newsletter readers, 44k YouTube subscribers
   • Gross revenue: $xx,xxx (2024), $xx,xxx (2025), $xx,xxx YTD (2026)

2. Amazon.com (AWS) | New York, NY

   Software Engineering Manager L6 • Aug 2019 – Jul 2022

   Ran video-on-demand and live streaming for AWS.

   • 1MM+ customers, 15MM+ views monthly
   • Grew a distributed NYC and Seattle team from 3 to 7 engineers
   • Owned vision, strategy, and roadmap

3. Amazon.com | Seattle, WA

   Software Engineer L5 • Aug 2015 – Aug 2019

   Built distributed systems for digital survey data at scale.

   • 350k customers, 100MM+ records
   • ReactJS, Ruby on Rails, AWS, Elasticsearch
   • Tech lead: mentoring, design review, deployment infrastructure

4. Amazon.com | Seattle, WA

   Software Engineering Intern • May 2014 – Aug 2014

   Kindle Direct Publishing ingestion pipeline.

   • Ruby on Rails and BaconJS to intake, inspect, and publish e-books

5. University of Maryland | College Park, MD

   B.S. Computer Science • May 2015