Jacob Birkett
Consultation Agent
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Birkett is a systems-focused software developer with a decade of hands-on experience building maintainable backend and embedded solutions, centered on Rust, Nix, and Linux. Currently working as a Consultation Agent while having shipped embedded firmware and taught programming privately, he combines customer-facing troubleshooting with low-level engineering discipline. A self-starter who has freelanced and contributed to FOSS for fun, Jacob emphasizes quality-by-design and reproducible toolchains. Based in Phoenix, he pairs practical repair diagnostics with research-minded curiosity—approaching problems with the philosophy that "science is the scrutiny of magic."
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at CREST Specialty SchoolHigh School Diploma, Computer Science, High School Diploma, Computer Science at Paradise Valley High School
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Github Skills (200)
uri-scheme10
proton10
openvsx10
vim10
cpp10
tweet10
commons10
aseprite10
data-storage10
firefox10
vte10
reflection10
draw10
envelope10
fetch10
Programming languages (36)
Github contributions (5)
spikespaz/firefox-nativedark
Feb 2018 - Dec 2019
Dynamic theme for Firefox Quantum that colorizes the title bar, tabs, and URL bar based on your Windows accent color.
Contributions:11 releases, 100 commits, 3 PRs in 1 year 9 months
accent-colorfirefox-quantumwindowsfirefoxdynamic
spikespaz-contrib/hyprland
Oct 2022 - Apr 2025
Hyprland is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn't sacrifice on its looks.
Contributions:85 pushes, 8 branches in 2 years 6 months
wayland
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