Jacob Feisley
SVP, Systems And Security at Hydra Labs
Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Feisley is an entrepreneur and seasoned systems and security leader with 19 years of experience building and operating large-scale networks, cloud infrastructure, and embedded software. Currently SVP of Systems and Security in San Jose, he has a rare combination of hands-on engineering (C/C++, Python, networking, VMware) and operational productization, having founded and run Dark Horse Networks and Hydra Labs to deliver automated billing, captive portals, and network management across hundreds of square miles. His background includes leading systems and cloud operations at Appspace and engineering roles at Cisco where he drove virtualization, large-scale endpoint management, and transitions to modern development workflows. Jacob’s strength is translating complex networking and embedded requirements into automated, production-ready services—and he often builds the tooling himself rather than outsourcing it. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Purdue and brings entrepreneurial grit paired with deep technical breadth across wireless, ISP operations, and systems security.
19 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Purdue University
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Github Skills (46)
python10
mqtt10
iot10
raspberry-pi10
lwc9
asyncio9
internet-of-things9
home-automation9
direct-connect9
process-builder8
salesforce8
salesforce-developers8
adam8
apex8
low-latency8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ffledgling/dtella
Jan 2007 - Oct 2009
A distributed P2P system which emulates a Direct Connect hub, primarily for college campuses and other low-latency LANs. http://dtella.org
Contributions:66 commits in 2 years 9 months
direct-connectlow-latencyp2p
feisley/esphome-ble-remote
Feb 2024 - Dec 2025
ESPHome external component for a BLE HID client
Contributions:5 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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