Summary
Jacob French is a Software Engineer V based in San Diego with 11 years of full-stack experience building production systems using React, Spring, AWS, TypeScript, Java, and Python. He has moved between startups and established firms—contributing to motion-control software for major Hollywood productions and delivering web-scale features at Intuit and Northwestern Mutual—demonstrating adaptability across domains from robotics to finance and healthcare. Known for working effectively within small, high-performing teams, he combines pragmatic problem-solving with a strong appetite for continuous learning. Jacob has hands-on experience in data collection and automation through Python and Node web scraping, bringing a data-driven mindset to product development. His career shows a pattern of driving projects end-to-end, from backend integrations to responsive UIs, and applying engineering rigor in cross-disciplinary environments.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at California State University, Bakersfield