Jake Westfall

Jake Westfall is an accomplished software engineer specializing in machine learning and data platforms, currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer at Iodine Software since January 2024. Westfall has led significant migration projects, developed internal tools for data validation, and created advanced stream processing solutions. Prior to Iodine, Westfall held a Senior Software Engineer position at Procore Technologies, contributing to a feature store using Java and streaming technologies. Earlier experience includes roles at The Home Depot as Lead Data Scientist, where impactful predictive models and algorithms were developed to optimize pricing and demand forecasting. Westfall began a career in academia as a Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, co-creating an open-source Python package and publishing peer-reviewed research. Educational background includes a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Colorado Boulder and a BS in Psychology from Oklahoma State University.