Hi! I'm Ajay.

About

I am a software engineer who is unceasingly determined to build technology for social good. I currently work at Column, a startup that develops software for local newspapers and makes public data more accessible to local communities. I previously worked at the Texas Democratic Party and at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

In my free time, I host CivTech Talks, a civic tech podcast, with Evan De Broux. I am an avid traveler and foodie, and I love to try new restaurants, recipes, and cafes! I also enjoy reading books, playing tennis, and watching Chicago sports.

About Resumé

Ajay Jain

Work

Column

Software Engineer (April 2021 -)

Texas Democratic Party

Finance Data Analyst (August 2020 - January 2021)

US Department of Health and Human Services

COVID-19 Data Scientist Fellow (June 2020 - August 2020)

Facebook

Data Engineering Intern (May 2019 - August 2019)

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

Congressional Intern (January 2019 - April 2019)

JPMorgan Chase

Software Engineering Intern (June 2018 - August 2018)

Work

Press

Thanksgiving challenges airlines as US travel nears pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian

Move over Mr. Smith, Ajay Jain is coming to Washington

University of Illinois

Meet the 2020 Fellows: Health and Human Services

Coding it Forward

Right-wing Twitter propaganda bots pumping up Jeanne Ives campaign for governor, study finds

Chicago Reader

Some Twitter bots appear to be promoting the Ives campaign

Capitol Fax

Press

Projects

CivTech Talks

The civic tech podcast costarring Evan De Broux.

Ajay Cooks

My cooking website

Ajay Airlines / Ajay's Flight Patterns

Analyzing my flying patterns and creating a fictitious airline out of them with its own hub network.

Projects