Jessica Ouyang
About Jessica Ouyang
Jessica Ouyang is the Co-Founder of Ditto, a company she has been with since 2019. She has a background in product design and computer science, with experience at notable organizations such as IDEO, Google, and Twitter.
Work at Ditto
Jessica Ouyang serves as Co-Founder at Ditto, a company that participated in the Y Combinator Winter 2020 batch. She has been with Ditto since its inception in 2019. In her role, she combines her expertise in product design and computer science to innovate and enhance Ditto's offerings. Jessica has been instrumental in the development of Ditto's API and developer integrations, contributing to features such as rich text support and variable types. She has also worked on integrating Ditto with popular tools like Slack and Grammarly, and has played a key role in the release of new developer documentation and tooling.
Education and Expertise
Jessica Ouyang has a strong educational background in mathematics, science, and product design. She studied at the University of North Texas, where she completed high school with college courses. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Product Design and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University. Her education has equipped her with a solid foundation in human-computer interaction, which she applies in her product design work. Jessica's expertise lies in combining design thinking with technical skills to create user-centric products.
Background
Before co-founding Ditto, Jessica Ouyang gained diverse experience in various roles within the tech industry. She worked as a Software Engineering Intern at Twitter and as a Software Engineer at Google. Additionally, she held positions at IDEO as a CoLab Fellow and at LightStep as a Product Manager. Jessica also contributed to the Stanford Technology Ventures Program as a Mayfield Fellow and worked as a Research Assistant at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Her early research experience includes two years as an Undergraduate Researcher at the Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling.
Achievements
Jessica Ouyang has made significant contributions to the field of product design and technology through her work at Ditto and previous roles. She has written multiple blog posts focusing on Ditto's engineering and product features, showcasing her knowledge and insights. Her involvement in the development of Ditto's developer tooling, including webhooks and CLI updates, highlights her commitment to improving user experience. Jessica's work on managing strings across multiple platforms using Ditto's developer integrations demonstrates her technical proficiency and dedication to addressing human needs through innovative solutions.