Jacob Karaul
Software Engineer at Zoox
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Karaul is a software engineer with nine years of experience blending embedded systems, data engineering, and full-stack development, currently building software at Zoox in Somerville, MA. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering (Cum Laude) and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and has applied that interdisciplinary background to robotics research (co-author on an IEEE RoboSoft paper) and industrial IoT/Manufacturing Execution Systems for defense contractors. Jacob has a history of shipping tooling and automation—from GIS and API prototypes to multi-language hashing libraries and SQL auto-joiners—and has experience integrating C++ installers and ArcGIS tooling into production workflows. He’s comfortable across hardware-software boundaries, with hands-on experience as a motion-capture technician and maker-space maintainer that informs practical, testable designs. Known for turning research into reliable products, he combines academic rigor with production-focused engineering to deliver auditable systems and reproducible tooling. Based in the Boston area, he brings a pragmatic curiosity and a track record of solving messy integration problems across domains.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering, Cum Laude at Union CollegeHigh School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at International School Bangkok
Spanish, EnglishGithub contributions (5)
karaulj/PiPonics
Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
Contributions:133 commits in 4 months
karaulj/homelab-scripts
Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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