Felix Sargent
Software Engineering Leadership | Social Choice Theory
About Me
I'm a seasoned engineering leader. I enjoy building high-performing teams and scalable, robust software. I program in Scala, Typescript, and Python, with a deep appreciation for type safety, observability, and comprehensive testing.
I'm driven by a curiosity for how complex systems work, whether in software or in society. Outside of my professional life, I'm passionate about improving democratic systems. As the former chair of the Center for Election Science, I've dedicated years to advocating for better voting methods.
I'm always open to connecting with interesting people. If you'd like to chat about technology, social choice theory, or engineering mentorship, feel free to book a 30 minute chat. I ask for a $50 donation to the Center for Election Science to support their work.
Articles
Democracy
- 2022-04-21 SF Chronicle: Chaos reigns in San Francisco’s redistricting
- 2022-01-18 Rollcall: Approval Voting: The political reform engineers — and voters — love
- 2020-03-26 The Economist: The Primary Problem (Letter to the Editor)
- 2020-01-14 RepresentUS: Approval Voting
- 2019-06-13 Berkeleyside: Re-weighted Range Voting and the Berkeley City Council
- 2017-05-04 Re: Shentrup’s Land Value Tax Critique
- 2014-08-12 Escape the Tech Bubble: Volunteer
- 2014-04-08 Code for America, San Francisco: A bank near you
Technical
- 2021-10-27 Sign your git commits using your Yubikey + GPG (OS X)
- 2021-08-13 Get your CA Vaccine Pass into Apple Wallet
- 2019-03-11 My Voice is my Passport, Verify Me — Condo Access via Twilio+Voice
- 2019-03-11 Secure Client Side Feature Flags with Launch Darkly + Auth0 Webtasks
- 2017-04-26 Kong for validating Auth0 JWTs
- 2016-07-16 The Product Group Presentations (Video)
- 2014-08-13 Cull your backlog
- 2014-08-12 Keyless Entry for your Condo
- 2014-08-12 Developer to Product Manager