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Jacob Simon

Jacob Simon

Co-founder of Exponent, software engineer, and tech career educator

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Brooklyn, New York
Joined January 2025
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Summary

Jacob Simon is a co-founder of Exponent, an online learning platform dedicated to tech career preparation. He played a pivotal role in the company's growth, designing and building the platform with Node.js/React and expanding its offerings from product management to various tech roles, including software engineering and data science. tryexponent+3
As an experienced software engineer and tech interviewer, Jacob shares his expertise on tech interviews through articles and courses. He has interviewed hundreds of candidates for front-end, full-stack, and backend roles, and consults with companies on hiring practices, helping thousands secure tech jobs. tryexponent+1
Jacob is an engineer and entrepreneur with a background from Princeton University (Computer Science) and previous software engineering roles at Dropbox and Clever. His personal blog reflects his passion for building, writing, and teaching, often discussing topics related to startups and larger companies. theorg+2

Work

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Writing

Introducing Exponent: Advance Your Tech Career

August 1, 2019

An article announcing the rebranding of PMLesson to Exponent, detailing the expansion of the platform to cover more tech careers and new partnerships, co-authored with Stephen Cognetta.

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Companies, Small and Large

December 9, 2018

A blog post sharing common patterns and insights on the differences between joining larger companies versus startups.

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The 3 Sins of Software Engineering Interviews

An article offering advice to software engineering candidates on common mistakes to avoid during interviews, drawing from his experience interviewing hundreds of candidates.

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Hobbies

He enjoys building, writing, and teaching in the tech space. jacob