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Jake H. - Remote full-stack developer

Jake H.

Based in: 🇺🇸 United States
Timezone: Central Time (US & Canada) (UTC-5)

About

Hi there! I'm Jake, and I'm a versatile and experienced engineer with skills in full-stack and application development. I freelance doing mobile app development, leveraging Flutter and React Native, using my skills acquired from working at notable companies like Baker Hughes, Lockheed Martin, and Microsoft (contractor). I love mentoring and tutoring and want to assist others in their coding journey.

Work Experience

Freelance Mobile Developer
Fiverr, Upwork | Jan 2021 - Present
Google Maps
Firebase
I18n
React Native
Material-UI
Redux
Data analytics
Flutter
Firestore
  • Developed from ideation to launch a niche market social media clone for a client. Demo available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.exigent.socialdemo
  • Developed multiplayer quiz game based on the New Testament for a client.
  • Utilizing opinionated clean architecture, with BloC, internationalization, MaterialUI, and Firebase.
Software Engineer
CloudFit Software | Dec 2021 - Jan 2025
Azure
React
Redux
  • Enabled a 5x performance increase of customer-facing Microsoft Admin Center guides by rebuilding and enhancing the underlying engine. Engine was based on json files acting as the db for each guide, using React for presentation and interaction.
  • Enabled a 4x speed increase for the creation of said guides by Admin Center content creators by developing an internal templating tool. Initial versions of the guides are now able to be created in a week instead of a month.
  • Implemented a custom solution for a rich text editing experience in the templating tool.
  • Led 1-2 weekly training sessions for junior engineers, teaching concepts in Redux, CI/CD pipelines, React functional components.
  • Asked to lead effort on adjacent project to upgrade a mobile app to the latest React Native version. Rebuilt app from ground up to bypass legacy version bugs and issues. Cut in half the 4 month projected time frame to get existing team back on track.
  • Integrated automated build pipelines, removing manual deployment tasks for developers and streamlining the content publishing process.
  • Built the frontend for a self-service automation site for CloudFit customers, enabling users to get IT assistance without having to call into a helpdesk.
  • Tech Stack: Node.js, ASP.NET, React (TypeScript, Redux, ImmutableJS, Fluent UI), Azure Cloud, Git

Education

Utah State University
Bachelor's degree・Computer Science
Jan 2016 - Dec 2019