Jake Foster
Director Of Engineering Development at Alley
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJake Foster is a Director of Engineering Development based in New York with 11 years of experience building and leading WordPress-focused teams and products. He progressed from hands-on WordPress theme and plugin development to senior digital strategy and now directs engineering development at Alley, blending technical craft with strategic delivery. Jake is passionate about learning new technologies, languages, and cultures, and prefers working with startups and mission-driven organizations with strong ethical values. He has a background in client-facing consulting and training, making complex sites easy to maintain for nontechnical users. Known as a thoughtful, free-thinking developer, he emphasizes pragmatic solutions that scale across teams and projects. His BA in Philosophy underpins a clear, analytical approach to product and engineering decisions.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, 3.72, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, 3.72 at St. John's College (NM)
Spanish, French
Github Skills (77)
publish10
wordpress10
apple-news10
wordpress-api10
reservation-system10
wordpress-admin10
wordpress-plugin10
appointment10
intranet9
eagle9
pantheon8
audio-applications8
wave8
pandora8
blocks8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
alleyinteractive/searchpress-attachments
May 2021 - Oct 2024
SearchPress Attachment File Contents
Contributions:6 PRs, 5 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 5 months
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alleyinteractive/fm-overlays
Jan 2016 - Aug 2020
Contributions:20 PRs, 73 pushes, 16 branches in 4 years 8 months
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