Jake Bailey
Founding Software Engineer at Scanner
Bothell, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJake Bailey is a founding software engineer with 13 years of experience building developer tools, product infrastructure, and web applications, currently leading engineering at Scanner. He specializes in systems that simplify complexity and improve developer experience, with a strong emphasis on maintainability and long-term impact. Since 2019 his work has largely been in Rust, complemented by deep experience in OCaml and JavaScript and contributions to major projects like HHVM where he worked on core compiler and VM functionality. Comfortable coordinating across global teams and remote-first environments, he is an experienced technical writer who crafts persuasive, empathetic documentation to align stakeholders. Jake combines craftsmanship and practical product sensibility, favoring foundational work that amplifies others’ productivity.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Washington
Github Skills (10)
rust10
hhvm10
compiler-development10
performance-optimization9
ffi8
cprogramming-language7
c-language7
lexical-analysis6
text-parsing6
parsing6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
facebook/hhvm
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
A virtual machine for executing programs written in Hack.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:67 commits, 1 comment in 3 months
Contributions summary:Jake primarily contributed to the development of the HHVM virtual machine and associated tools, focusing on enhancing its functionality and resolving bugs. Their work included implementing support for the `populate_member_heaps` setting, modifying struct definitions, and refactoring for dune builds. They also worked on core components of the compiler, including fixing issues and porting the `generate_hhi` utility, with a focus on elaboration of code and ensuring the correctness of the syntax.
hacklangphpvirtual-machineprogramshhvm
djmailhot/minijava
Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
Contributions:144 commits in 1 month
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