Jake Glass
Lead Software Engineer at C4ADS
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolJake Glass is a Lead Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building data-driven platforms at C4ADS, where he now leads development of flight data analysis and open-source intelligence tools for international security. He progressed internally from intern and engineer roles to Software Program Director and now leads the software team, combining technical delivery with program-level stewardship. His background spans embedded systems, iOS app development, and socioeconomic research, giving him a rare mix of low-level engineering and policy-oriented analysis. Based in Washington, D.C., he leverages language study in Arabic and Chinese alongside domain expertise to support cross-border investigations. Known for turning complex flight and sanctions datasets into actionable tools, he emphasizes auditable, research-friendly pipelines that serve analysts and policymakers. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic leadership that bridges data science, engineering, and investigative impact.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Science, Technology, and International Affairs, Bachelor's degree, Science, Technology, and International Affairs at Georgetown University2016, 2016 at Bellarmine College PreparatorySimplified Chinese Classes in Guilin, China, Simplified Chinese Classes in Guilin, China at The Chinese Language Institute (CLI)Summer Intensive Arabic Language, Arabic, Summer Intensive Arabic Language, Arabic at Qasid Arabic Institute
Spanish, German, Arabic, simplified chinese
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Github Skills (9)
database4
golang3
sql-database3
mysql3
sql3
code-completion2
lenses1
fastest1
routines1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pboennig/MyFarm
Jan 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:21 commits, 12 pushes in 2 days
jakeaglass/codini
Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
Contributions:24 commits, 4 pushes in 1 year
teachingcode-completioncompletion
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