Jakob Forde

Jakob Forde is an experienced SRE Software Engineer II at Lucid Software, where responsibilities include leading a Terraform migration, writing Python scripts for AWS Blue/Green deployments, implementing data encryption in DynamoDB and S3, and enhancing production stability through optimized EC2 provisioning. Previously, Jakob served as a Software Engineer I at Lucid Software, focusing on SSL communication refactoring for FedRAMP certification and fostering developer productivity through training and documentation. Prior to Lucid, Jakob contributed as a Student Software Developer at the ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration, working on NASA projects and handling large planetary imaging databases, and held an internship at American Express, where backend functions and error handling protocols were developed. Jakob holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Arizona State University.