Jacob Swanson
Austin, TX • [email protected] • LinkedIn
About me
Throughout my decade-long journey in software engineering, I’ve dedicated myself to achieving technical excellence and finding elegant solutions to complex problems. I’m excited to connect, collaborate, and contribute to meaningful software engineering projects that make a real impact.
Technical Skills
| Languages | Java, PHP, SQL, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS |
| Tools | Spring Boot, Hibernate, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Solr |
| Cloud Services (AWS) | ECS, EC2, Fargate, RDS, ElastiCache, CloudFormation, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Cognito, SQS, SNS, Event Bridge, Kinesis, API Gateway, Lambda, Batch, DynamoDB |
| DevOps | Linux, Docker, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, AWS CDK, New Relic, PagerDuty |
Employment
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Senior Member of Technical Staff
December 2023 – Present
Austin, TX
Contributing to the success of OCI Container Instances.
Talroo (Formerly Jobs2Careers)
Senior Software Engineer
August 2019 – August 2023 (4 years 1 month)
Austin, TX
Software Engineer
April 2017 – August 2019 (2 years 5 months)
Austin, TX
- Led initiative to modernize the existing PHP system by designing and developing secure services and APIs using Java, MySQL, Redis, and Solr, while leveraging many AWS services.
- Worked with cross-functional agile teams to launch products including the Talroo Ad Platform, Talroo Pro, and Talroo Insights, driving company growth and expanding the product portfolio.
- Designed and developed an event-driven system, reducing application and lead delivery from 10 minutes to seconds, leading to a significant increase in conversion rates.
- Mentored junior engineers, providing guidance in architecture, best practices, and effective problem-solving, contributing to improved performance and confidence.
- Played a pivotal role in operating and scaling the job import, export, and search data pipelines.
- Collaborated with data engineering teams to implement machine learning for feature extraction from job descriptions, resulting in improved relevance and performance for job searches.
- Participated in company-wide training sessions and product demos, effectively conveying technical progress and new features, fostering a better understanding and engagement across the organization.
- Successfully maintained a 99.95% uptime for critical data collection and job search APIs, while also optimizing for minimal latency.
- Orchestrated and executed seamless upgrades of software and infrastructure.
- Collaborated with DevOps to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient software deployments and updates.
Geeks and Nerds
Software Engineer
September 2014 – October 2016 (2 years 2 months)
Huntsville, AL
- Collaborated within agile teams to develop software solutions for the defense industry utilizing Java, C++, and C#, contributing to the acquisition and successful delivery of contracts on time and within budget.
Mentor Graphics
Intern Software Engineer
January 2013 – August 2013 (8 months)
Huntsville, AL
- Developed and monitored unit, integration, and performance tests in Java to find bugs and detect regressions, achieving code and branch coverage goals.
Alabama A&M University / University of Alabama in Huntsville
Contract Developer / Student Researcher
June 2011 – August 2011 (3 months)
Huntsville, AL
- Collaborated with a small team to create “Water Wheels”, a mobile lab for teaching water conservation to children using an educational video game and an audiovisual home rain-capture system demonstration.
Education
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
December 2014
References available on request.