Personal details

Jacob L. - Remote full-stack developer

Jacob L.

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

About

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.

Projects

Blockchain In Rust
2019 | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwnSaD6BDfXL0RiKT_5nOIdxTxZWpPtAv
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.

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

Certifications & Awards

Smart Contract Security Auditor
Secureum | Dec 2021