Jaryd Diamond

Jaryd DiamondYo! I’m Jaryd, a creative technologist in Toronto who aims to bring a little extra sparkle to the everyday. I'm obsessed with community, film, music, and any combination of the 3. And yes I have a y in my name - my dad had a dream, don’t question it.Currently on the Brand Design Engineering team at Shopify, formerly CS at Waterloo.A few things I've done:

Turned my transit card into a magic wand (#1 on r/Toronto)

Ran Socratica Symposium 2026 - a sold-out, 2500 person celebration of making (supported by Anthropic, Figma, Shopify, and more)

Made the most awkward parts of a birthday into a playable simulator (featured on WebCurios, 94.5 The Buzz, Hubspot)

Built friend-nominated dating algorithms for Valentine's Day

An RPG party game about organizing a hackathon (for a hackathon)

Conceived + shot a short film in 6 weeks with buildspace

Mario Kart with the soundtrack played by a live band

Currently into art-tech and 3d graphics. Plenty of hidden goodies to find, hope you enjoy your stay!PS - for flexing, check out Recruiter Mode