Personal details

Jacob L. - Remote full-stack developer

Jacob L.

Senior Software Engineer
Based in: đŸ‡ŻđŸ‡” Japan
Timezone: Tokyo (UTC+9)

Summary

I love working with medical technology or anything on the web. I also enjoy ballroom dancing and riding the unicycle. I look forward to working with you!

Work Experience

Technical Interviewer
Arc.dev | Mar 2022 - Present
Blockchain
Solidity
  • Primary technical interviewer for blockchain-related positions on remote career platform.
  • Helped to design interviewing playbook for blockchain tech, esp. w.r.t. smart contract security.
Senior Software Engineer
NEAR Foundation | Jun 2021 - Present
HTML/CSS
SQL
Node.js
Git
GitHub
Redis
TypeScript
Jira
React
Confluence
JavaScript
Rust
Ethereum
Cryptocurrency
Solidity
Tailwind css
Vue.js
  • Technical lead for native USDC project in cooperation with Circle Internet Financial, LLC.
  • Created the network’s first account explorer stats.gallery.
  • Primary author of WASM smart contract library near-sdk-contract-tools. (Audited)
  • Technical speaker & workshop host at conferences incl. Coindesk Consensus, EthDenver, NEARCON.

Education

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Master's degree・Mathematical and Computing Science
Sep 2022 - Aug 2024
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Bachelor's degree・Computer Science
Aug 2017 - May 2021

Personal Projects

Blockchain In RustIconOpenNewWindows
2019
Rust
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Video series explaining how to create a blockchain-based cryptocurrency in Rust. Covers proof of work, hashing, mining, and more. As it appears in TechRepublic and This Week in Rust.

Certifications & Awards

Smart Contract Security Auditor
Secureum | Dec 2021