Summary
Jake Bruce is a software engineer with 13 years of experience building backend services and full-stack applications, currently contributing to Capital One’s platforms. He is proficient in Java, C++, Python, and JavaScript, and has delivered Spring-based REST APIs, React/Next.js front ends, and AWS-hosted telehealth systems. His background includes embedded and constrained-environment work—developing image-processing approaches for UAV processors—and enterprise-grade distributed systems at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Jake blends disciplined engineering practices like dependency injection and unit testing with pragmatic performance and scalability improvements. Based in Richmond, VA, he combines strong academic foundations (M.S. in Computer Engineering) with a track record of shipping production software across finance, defense, and healthcare domains.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Virginia Tech