Jake Kaufman

Jake Kaufman is a highly experienced software engineer with a diverse background in developer experience and cloud infrastructure. Currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Lyft since March 2018, Jake leads the Developer Experience organization, focusing on ensuring productivity for Lyft developers. Prior to this role, Jake was a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Foursquare, where leadership was demonstrated in migrating large-scale systems to Kubernetes on AWS while managing costs. Jake's career also includes contributions at FactSet Research Systems, where portfolio risk analysis applications were enhanced, and experiences as a Technology Assistant at Susquehanna International Group and Carnegie Mellon University, where teaching and database management skills were developed. Jake holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a double major in Computer Science and Philosophy from Carnegie Mellon University.