Jacob Froman
Lead Software Engineer at Dispatch
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Froman is a Lead Software Engineer with nine years of experience focused on backend and embedded systems, currently driving engineering efforts at Dispatch in the Twin Cities. He progressed through increasingly senior roles at Dispatch after completing immersive full-stack training at Prime Digital Academy, bringing a pragmatic blend of hands-on coding, data modeling, and mentorship. Comfortable across Node.js/Express and PostgreSQL-backed systems, Jacob pairs technical curiosity with a habit of continuous learning—he tracks industry trends in his spare time while experimenting with home brewing and cocktail craft. Known for adaptability and intellectual curiosity (StrengthsFinder: Input, Adaptability, Intellection, Learner, Positivity), he excels at translating ambiguous requirements into robust, maintainable solutions and helping teams adopt best practices.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BA, History, BA, History at University of RedlandsFull Stack Software Engineering Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Software Engineering Certification, Computer Software Engineering at Prime Digital Academy
English
Github Skills (40)
typescript10
typescript-definitions10
dts10
obsolete8
firebase8
firestore8
command-line-utility8
react-native-app8
crashlytics8
react-hooks7
push-notifications7
storage7
android7
receipt-validation7
react7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
j-fro/breadsmith_oven
Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
Contributions:341 commits, 2 PRs, 107 pushes in 24 days
j-fro/react-native-swipe-row
Jan 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
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