Jake Leichtling
Director Of Product Management at Verkada
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolJake Leichtling is a product leader with 13 years of experience who blends a software engineering background and economics training to ship customer-driven products across startups and large platforms. Currently Director of Product Management at Verkada, he focuses on access control and building secure, efficient building operating systems while previously leading product at The Coterie and shaping consumer and platform experiences at Google and Wealthfront. He has repeatedly moved between hands-on engineering and strategic product roles—launching features like the Physical Web in Chrome and driving RCS business messaging—demonstrating fluency in both technical tradeoffs and go-to-market execution. Jake is comfortable leading cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle and is skilled at turning complex protocols and hardware-adjacent systems into simple user outcomes. Based in San Francisco, he combines analytical rigor from Dartmouth and Oxford-influenced studies with a track record of shipping measurable growth and security-focused products.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science Economics at University of OxfordBachelor's degree Dual majors in Computer Science and Economics, Bachelor's degree Dual majors in Computer Science and Economics at Dartmouth College
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Github Skills (13)
chrome10
chrome-extension10
cordova9
ios8
javascript8
android8
harness5
apache-cordova5
mobile5
nodejs4
java4
apache3
vue1
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Github contributions (5)
jakeleichtling/Compiler
Apr 2013 - May 2013
Contributions:88 commits in 1 month
jakeleichtling/THEYNIX
Oct 2013 - Nov 2013
Contributions:489 commits in 1 month
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