Jake Kaad

Jake Kaad has a diverse work experience in the field of software engineering. Jake is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer at Salesloft since August 2021. Prior to that, they held the same position at Forsta from April 2021 to August 2021.

Jake also had an extensive tenure at FocusVision, where they started as a Software Engineer in May 2018 and later became a Senior Software Engineer in October 2020. During their time at FocusVision, they played a crucial role in upgrading the Revelation project from Rails 3 to Rails 5 and migrating legacy Ember components to modern React components. Jake also improved account management features, increasing the productivity of the operations team.

Before joining FocusVision, Jake worked at DialedIn as a Software Engineer from September 2017 to May 2018. Jake contributed to the development of a framework that supports interactive learning through intelligent personal assistants and provided educators with unprecedented visibility into learners' interactions with content.

Prior to DialedIn, Jake worked at ClearStack as a Software Engineer from October 2015 to September 2017. Their responsibilities included driving user acceptance testing, working closely with clients, implementing automated testing, and developing custom test harnesses and data drivers.

In addition to their software engineering roles, Jake also worked as a Web Development Teacher at Epicodus from April 2015 to October 2015, where they shared their knowledge and expertise in web development. Jake also served as a Ruby on Rails Consultant at FairShare Tracker from March 2015 to August 2015.

Overall, Jake Kaad's work experience showcases their strong skills in software engineering, project management, and problem-solving, as well as their ability to adapt to different environments and technologies.

Jake Kaad attended Portland State University from 2002 to 2008, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Linguistics. In 2014, they enrolled in Tealeaf Academy and completed a program in Web Development from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, in 2015, Jake attended Epicodus where they gained knowledge in programming, specifically focusing on Ruby, JavaScript, Ember, and Rails.