Jacob Clark
Partner, Director Of Engineering at Hyperact
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
12 years of employment as a software developer
GCSE, GCSE at Lowton High SchoolHigher National Diploma (HND) Software and Systems Development, Higher National Diploma (HND) Software and Systems Development at Wigan & Leigh College UK
Github Skills (200)
javascript10
bower10
ionic10
html10
compiler10
swift10
rust10
bootstrapper10
vagrant10
cli10
cors10
java10
android10
docker10
coffeescript10
Programming languages (19)
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
Traffic forum
Contributions:292 commits in 1 month
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