Rex Ledesma
Hi, I'm Rex. I'm a technologist, engineer, and writer.
I'm currently a programming resident at the Recurse Center. Before, I was an engineer at Dagster Labs.
I write Referents, a personal newsletter in the space of technology and immigration law. My work advocating for high-skilled immigration reform has been recognized by FWD.us and the former presidential administration.
I'm also running for the 2026 board of directors election at the Park Slope Food Coop. Here is my candidate statement.
Projects
- Dagster: An orchestration platform for the development, production, and observation of data assets. GitHub
- Foodcoop News: Stay in the loop with the Park Slope Food Coop. GitHub
Selected Writing
- Forgotten Dreams Beyond DACA (Referents, December 2022)
- Reinterpretations of IRCA (Referents, December 2022)
- The Journey Before the Law (Referents, October 2022)
Media
- Dagster+ Catalog: A New Built-in Asset Library (Dagster Labs, April 2024). Livestream
- Orchestrating dbt with Dagster (Dagster Labs, August 2023). Livestream
- Celebrating the 11th Anniversary of DACA with Kamala Harris (Office of the VP, June 2023). Featured in ABC News, Instagram
- Alumni Profile: Rex Ledesma (Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, December 2022)
- Our Pricing Philosophy for Dagster Cloud (Dagster Labs, August 2022). Livestream
Previously, I worked at Airbnb, Asana, and Facebook. Prior to that, I graduated from the University of Maryland summa cum laude with honors as a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar. I was a teaching assistant for classes in machine learning and algorithms and was director of Bitcamp (2017, 2018).
My other interests include reading, running, and cycling. I run for Central Park Track Club and I work at the Park Slope Food Coop.
Links
- Substack: @rexledesma
- X: @rexrledesma
- GitHub: @rexledesma
- Strava: @rexledesma
- Email: rex.ledesma1@gmail.com