Jake Burden
Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolJake Burden is an asymmetric technologist with 11 years of experience building web and blockchain systems, currently operating as a Solana validator and working with the Solana Foundation while leading research at Asymmetric Information. He brings production web engineering experience from AWS and GitLab, including hands-on contributions to AWS Amplify docs and UI migrations to Next.js. Jake blends front-end craftsmanship with backend and infrastructure know-how, having shipped features, layout fixes, and search customizations on high-visibility open-source projects. His background in philosophy and studies in computer engineering and industrial design give him a cross-disciplinary perspective that favors pragmatic, human-centered solutions. Based in Connecticut, he balances research-oriented blockchain science with practical validator operations, making him comfortable both in experimental labs and at-scale cloud environments.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts - BA Philosophy at Southern Connecticut State UniversityStudied Computer Engineering and Industrial Design, Studied Computer Engineering and Industrial Design at San José State University
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Github Skills (16)
javascript10
nextjs10
front-end-development10
react10
aws-amplify10
ui-design9
html9
css9
documentation8
graphql6
gml6
serverless6
wordpress-graphql6
aws6
wpgraphql6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
aws-amplify/docs
Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
AWS Amplify Framework Documentation
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:66 reviews, 480 commits, 99 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Jake primarily contributed to the documentation and UI aspects of the AWS Amplify framework. Their work included migrating the documentation to Next.js, adding meta descriptions and dynamic year updates to the footer, as well as fixing styling and layout issues. They also made changes to the menu component and page layouts, and implemented features such as feature flag summaries and Algolia search customizations.
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jakeburden/burden.blog
May 2018 - Jul 2022
The website of Jake Burden
Contributions:2 PRs, 123 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
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