Summary
Chris Jacobs is a Principal Backend Engineer with 13 years of experience building secure, cloud-native systems and driving backend architecture from Los Angeles. He brings deep Python expertise paired with strong Cloud DevOps and information security practices developed through roles at CrowdStrike and Cylance. Chris has steadily advanced from software and DevOps engineering into principal-level leadership, focusing on reliable, production-grade distributed systems. His technical curiosity spans Arduino, Raspberry Pi, blockchain, and space-related projects, reflecting a hands-on maker mindset beyond enterprise engineering. Known for blending security-first design with practical automation, he excels at turning complex operational challenges into repeatable, auditable workflows. Outside work, he pursues hardware and ML experiments that often inform novel tooling and integrations in his cloud practice.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
56 Semester Units, 56 Semester Units at City College of San Francisco