Jack Messerli-wallace
Senior Software Engineer at LeadSigma
Des Moines Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJack Messerli-wallace is a Senior Software Engineer with a physics, computer science, and mathematics background who blends research leadership and hands-on full-stack development to tackle challenging, interdisciplinary problems. With three years of industry experience and current roles optimizing LLMs and building AI-driven features, he’s proficient in Python, TypeScript, C/C++, and AWS and focuses on measurable improvements like LLM observability and cost reduction. His track record includes leading NASA-funded student research—winning a Top Poster Award for particle-shield simulations—and shipping production-ready Generative AI accelerators and RAG metrics that boosted application performance. Comfortable moving between low-level simulations, backend systems, and prompt engineering, he thrives in rigorous team environments that expand technical capabilities while delivering pragmatic results.
3 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Physics Computer Science and Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS Physics Computer Science and Mathematics at Drake UniversityAssociate of Arts - AA Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Associate of Arts - AA Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at Normandale Community College
Github Skills (6)
packaging10
resolver10
python9
django-rest-framework3
docker2
postgresql2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
messerli-wallace/RealPractice
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
RealPractice Web App made by Jack and Jack
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 4 branches in 10 months
messerli-wallace/zmk-config-corne
Jun 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:37 pushes, 3 branches in 8 months
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