Jake Contractor
Principal Web Solutions Architect at Team Goblin
Libertyville, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJake Contractor is a Principal Web Solutions Architect with 11 years of hands-on delivery and architectural leadership, focused on turning complex requirements into measurable results. Based in Libertyville, Illinois, he leads cross-functional teams to build scalable web systems, from proximity-based ephemeral chat apps to automated CRM tooling and Drupal migrations. At Team Goblin, he has steered DevOps across diverse cloud architectures to boost uptime, performance, and cost efficiency, while mentoring teams on Git workflows. He has a track record of unifying large site ecosystems—integrating seven PolyOne legacy sites into a single Kapost-powered website that serves business and customers alike—and delivering secure, maintainable code. His background includes teaching computer science to hundreds of students and earning an MS from DePaul, reflecting a rare blend of practical results and theoretical grounding. He prioritizes tangible impact and practical deployments over meetings or trends, turning ambitious ideas into road-tested solutions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) at Heartland Community CollegeMaster of Science (M.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) at DePaul UniversityAssociate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) at Lewis-Clark State College
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Github Skills (21)
breadcrumb7
programming-languages6
openswoole6
socket5
menu4
socketio4
php3
socket-io3
websocket3
server3
swoole2
querybuilder2
sqlite1
laravel-eloquent1
laravel1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
lakesta/pecee-pixie
Dec 2018 - Mar 2023
Lightweight, easy-to-use querybuilder for PHP inspired by Laravel Eloquent - but with less overhead.
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
laravel-eloquentquerybuilderphpoverheadlaravel
lakesta/mylilponies
Sep 2014 - May 2016
Contributions:6 commits, 1 push in 1 year 8 months
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