Hi, I'm Jacob 👋

Backend Engineer passionate about building reliable, scalable, and cloud-native systems.

About Me

• 💻 Backend development and system architecture
• ☁️ Cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and DevOps automation
• 🤖 AI engineering, LLM applications, and developer productivity tools
• 📈 Financial technology and trading system development

Tech Stack

Backend

• Rust
• Java / Kotlin
• Python
• Scala
• REST API / Microservices

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• CI/CD
• Observability (Metrics, Logging, Monitoring)

Data & Messaging

• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Kafka
• OpenSearch

Projects

Project	Description
ai-agent-rs	AI agent development with Rust
llm-runner-rs	LLM execution and experimentation
rustforge-mcp	MCP server experiments with Rust
auth-platform	Authentication platform examples
crypto-tracker-trader	Cryptocurrency tracking and trading tools

Current Interests

• Building AI-powered applications
• High-performance backend systems
• Distributed systems design
• Cloud-native architecture
• Security and authentication technologies

Engineering Philosophy

Build simple, reliable, and maintainable systems.

I enjoy improving system performance, automating development workflows, and exploring new technologies through hands-on projects.

Learning

Currently exploring:

• Rust ecosystem
• Generative AI / LLM engineering
• Distributed architecture
• Modern cloud infrastructure

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