Summary
Jacob Locke is a Senior Firmware Engineer with a decade of experience building power-management and system-level firmware at Intel, now driving 5th-generation Thermal Engine features and functional models. He began programming at 13 and has a track record of shipping low-level C++ firmware, modeling hardware for validation with Ruby, and owning coverage and release pipelines for complex silicon projects. Prior roles at Roblox and as a freelance game developer give him a rare cross-domain perspective, from large-scale user-facing systems to embedded power and reset features. Based in Beaverton, Oregon, he combines deep practical firmware expertise with product-minded validation work, often bridging hardware models and production firmware. His background includes international study in Japan, reflecting adaptability and a willingness to tackle technical and cultural challenges.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Software Engineering Technology, Bachelors Software Engineering Technology at Oregon Institute of Technology
Exchange Student Japanese Language Studies, Exchange Student Japanese Language Studies at Aoyama Gakuin University
English, Japanese