Summary
Jacob Coker-dukowitz is a Staff Software Engineer based in San Jose with a decade of experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts at OpenGov. He has progressed through multiple senior engineering roles at the company, shaping scalable web and data systems while mentoring teams and driving delivery. Earlier work includes co-creating the Mashr data pipeline orchestration framework and publishing its case study and white paper, showing an appetite for practical open-source tooling. Jacob’s background blends full-stack craftsmanship (Rails, React, Redux, PostgreSQL) with data coordination experience from large civic campaigns, giving him both product and operational perspective. He’s comfortable moving between architecture, hands-on coding, and stakeholder-facing roles, and often brings a civic-minded lens to engineering problems.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Landmark College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geography, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geography at University of Miami
Full stack development, Computer Programming, Full stack development, Computer Programming at Launch School