Summary
Jacob Boertjes is a software developer based in Ottawa with a strong foundation in computer science from Carleton University and hands-on experience across embedded, server-side, and cloud development. He has repeatedly returned to Ciena in roles ranging from intern to full-time developer, contributing to test automation, CLI usability improvements, and customer-facing Java tooling. Comfortable bridging academic learning and industry practice, he has also served as a teaching assistant and worked an early co-op that shaped his product-focused engineering instincts. Though early in his formal career, his timeline reflects eight years of progressive technical roles and a knack for improving developer and user workflows. He’s driven to sharpen his programming skills and tackle challenging systems problems, often choosing projects that increase usability and operational efficiency. Colleagues would describe him as pragmatic, curious, and reliable under evolving requirements.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
John McCrae Secondary School
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Carleton University
Applied Mathematics, Applied Mathematics at University of Waterloo
English, French