Jacob Kelley
Staff Software Engineer at Turo
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Kelley is a pragmatic Staff Software Engineer based in Los Angeles with 10+ years building scalable web platforms and developer tools across startups and high-growth companies. He blends front-end expertise (TypeScript, React/Next, Redux) with back-end systems knowledge (Node, Python, Rails, Docker, MySQL/Redis) and a security-minded perspective from hands-on red/blue team and SOC experience. At Turo and previously at Dollar Shave Club he led interface architecture and platform initiatives that scaled globally, while independently maintaining widely used open-source projects under Jakiestfu. Known for thoughtful system and interface design, he pairs engineering rigor with a knack for mentoring and practical risk assessment. Outside of code he sails, cycles, dances, and writes music—activities that inform his collaborative and creative approach to problem solving.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Hemet High School
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (7)
chrome-extension7
ip-address7
ajax6
save6
jquery6
chrome6
javascript5
Github contributions (5)
exaybachay-ak/SecurityAdvice
Jun 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:21 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
exaybachay-ak/PythonCookbook
Aug 2017 - Sep 2020
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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