Jacob Andersen
Software Engineer at GCash
Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines
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Top SchoolJacob Andersen is a versatile software engineer with a decade of hands-on experience across full-stack and DevOps domains, currently at GCash and based in Cabuyao, Laguna. He brings strong polyglot expertise—Java (Spring), C#, Python, Ruby on Rails, PHP (Laravel), and modern JavaScript frameworks—and a track record of turning manual workflows into measurable savings, including a $5,000 cost reduction at Rabobank and a process digitization win in a prior ECM role. Comfortable owning systems end-to-end, he has led ECM maintenance, vendor liaison, and business process improvements while also shipping backend features for open-source Java tooling used with Discord integrations. Jacob combines academic rigor from Cal Poly SLO with practical consultancy and tutoring experience, and is legally authorized to work in the Philippines, available for hybrid or remote roles across Metro Manila and Calabarzon.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAssociate of Science - AS, Computer Science, Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science at Allan Hancock College
English, Spanish, Tagalog
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Github Skills (13)
javas10
commandbar10
api10
cli-framework10
apidoc10
java10
command-line10
annotate9
discord-js9
discord9
annotations9
architectures7
architecture7
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
aikar/commands
Jun 2018 - Oct 2018
Java Command Dispatch Framework - (Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Sponge, Bungee, JDA, Velocity supported, generically usable anywhere)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 15 PRs, 30 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Jacob primarily contributed to the Java-based command framework for the JDA (Java Discord API) module. Their work focused on implementing features like permission resolving, optional user arguments, and context-based role resolution within the JDA environment. They also addressed bug fixes and made improvements to the JDA message formatter, ensuring Discord-specific compatibility with coloring and message formatting. Furthermore, the user introduced the unregister functionality to the JDACommandManager.
spigotvelocityjava-command-frameworkacfbungee
simpleauthority/personal-site
Jul 2019 - Jul 2024
my personal website
Contributions:22 PRs, 81 pushes, 10 branches in 5 years 1 month
reactnextjs
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