Jake Leboeuf
Distinguished Software Engineer, Design Systems at Yahoo
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Top SchoolJake LeBoeuf is a Distinguished Software Engineer specializing in design systems with over a decade of hands-on experience building elegant, usable web experiences for companies like Yahoo, Coinbase, Google, MailChimp, Etsy, and Uber. Trained in design and seasoned in engineering, he bridges visual storytelling and scalable front-end architecture to create systems that make teams more productive and interfaces more coherent. His career spans leadership roles from Director of Engineering to technical lead, demonstrating an ability to scale practices across startups and large organizations. Based in Santa Barbara, Jake brings a practical, detail-oriented approach—favoring intentional design space and minimal fluff—that consistently turns complex product needs into maintainable, delightful systems.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science, Digital Arts and Design, Bachelors of Science, Digital Arts and Design at Full Sail University
English, javascript, html, css
Stackoverflow
68reputation
11kreached
5answers
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Github Skills (200)
nouislider10
lottie10
animation10
side-bar10
lottie-animation10
gatsbyjs10
spring10
discord10
package-json10
addon10
react10
javascript9
react-component9
modular-scale9
feather9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jakeleboeuf/DNC
Aug 2012 - Mar 2014
Contributions:91 commits in 1 year 6 months
givecrypto/website
Jun 2018 - Oct 2020
Contributions:54 PRs, 127 pushes, 49 branches in 2 years 3 months
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