Jacob Clark
Software Engineer at hyperactuk
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Clark is a people-first Director of Software & Data Engineering with 14 years of hands-on software experience and 11+ years leading product, data, and QA teams to deliver scalable, high-quality systems. He blends practical engineering (Python, TypeScript, Java, Swift, React, SQL) and cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake) with proven leadership in digital transformation, budgeting multi-million-pound programs, and risk-aware delivery. Known for building empathetic, diverse teams, Jacob couples engineering best practices (TDD, DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing) with organisational influence—having served on executive and nonprofit boards advising on digital strategy for causes like cancer and poverty relief. His background includes long stretches as a hands-on contributor and consultant to firms such as McKinsey, Gousto and The Very Group, giving him a versatile perspective across startups and large enterprises. He prioritises cross-disciplinary collaboration and talent development, believing that strong people practices are the fastest route to sustainable technical success.
14 years of coding experience
GCSE, 12 GCSE's A* - C, GCSE, 12 GCSE's A* - C at Lowton High SchoolCisco Networking Academy, IT Essentials 1, Pass (90%), Cisco Networking Academy, IT Essentials 1, Pass (90%) at Wigan & Leigh College UK
Github Skills (200)
servo10
docker-container10
javascript10
linux10
browser10
ionic10
compiler10
swift10
rust10
shell10
vagrant10
bootstrapper10
json10
cors10
console10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
imjacobclark/devnews-web
Feb 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:42 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
literakl/mezinamiridici
Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
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Contributions:292 commits in 1 month
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