Jacob Veal
Co-Founder Founding Engineer at DROSERA NETWORK
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Veal is a seasoned software engineer and founder, blending hands-on development with security-minded leadership across enterprise web and mobile apps and crypto-focused products. As Co-Founder and Founding Engineer at Drosera Network since 2023, he is helping shape the Application Security Economy and drive decentralized security solutions. At BitGo (2021–2023), he led Web3 integrations, launching Metamask Institutional and BitGo wallet integrations and Harbor Crypto Wallet to expand secure wallet access for institutional and retail users. Earlier roles at Trimble Transportation and OmniLife saw him shaping architecture, building end-to-end testing, and orchestrating cross-team collaboration to deliver reliable software. Based in Iowa City, Iowa, he holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Iowa and has a track record of translating requirements into scalable, auditable systems. Known for being proactive, adaptable, and coachable, he thrives on cross-functional leadership and delivering high-quality software at scale.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Associate’s Degree, Engineering, Associate’s Degree, Engineering at Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictBachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering at University of Iowa
Github Skills (19)
koajs5
api3
middleware3
nodejs3
compose2
docker-compose2
typescript2
koa22
aws-lambda2
python2
koa2
restful2
docker1
lambda-functions1
executable1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
JacobV90/koa-restapi
Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
A typed Koa middleware framework for building restful apis
Contributions:19 commits, 11 PRs, 19 pushes in 15 days
apikoajsmiddleware-frameworkrestfulexpress
JacobV90/ninsho
Aug 2018 - Nov 2019
A simple, versatile, robust, and stateless Koa middleware that exposes an authentication and user management rest api utilizing Auth0
Contributions:31 PRs, 39 pushes, 24 branches in 1 year 3 months
login-systemuser-managementnodejskoa-middlewarerest-api
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