Welcome.
I'm Jacob Weeks, a Fullstack developer.
I'm currently a Senior Software Engineer with Capital One, and have over 5 years of professional experience in full stack development.
Experience
Here's a brief overview of my professional experience so far. If you'd like to see a more detailed view of my experience, you can send me an email for a resume. Before starting my career, I studied Computer Science at Marshall University, and worked in the IT department fixing printers.
Capital One
IBM
Led the redesign of React frontend services by transforming 100+ wireframe designs to production-ready code
Reduced API latency by 85% by profiling Java Spring Boot services, optimizing database queries and implementing Redis-based caching
Worked in cross-functional teams to develop robust design system libraries
Built distributable packages for external customers to embed GenAI-powered chatbots into their products
Led initiative to significantly increase platform test coverage, introducing comprehensive testing tools and standards
Projects
Here you can find a few projects that I've recently worked on. I'm always working on new things in my free time, and you can find a full list of projects I'm working on or contributing to on my GitHub.
FormulaStocks
- Next.js
- Typescript
- React.js
- Tailwind
Full-Stack NextJS web application to allow users to trade stocks based on real time stats of Formula One drivers.
Are They Live?
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
Chrome extension to easily check the status of your favorite streamer. Clean modern UI while only using minimal resources.
iRacing Discord RPC
- C#
- .NET
- WinForms
Adds Discord Rich Presence to iRacing. Show your friends what car/track combo your driving, type of session you're in, and even what flag is being flown.