Jake Runzer
Senior Software Engineer at Railway
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJake Runzer is a Senior Software Engineer based in Montreal with 11 years of experience building developer-facing web platforms and tooling. Currently at Railway, he focuses on front-end and full-stack work—improving documentation UX, site responsiveness, and integrations with databases like PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB. His background spans compilers, runtime tracing, and developer tools from Prodo.ai, where he built Babel plugins, online code editors, and a TypeScript/React framework leveraging advanced JS features. Open-source contributions include enhancing a JSX page builder (improving tree view, editor integration, and error handling) and modernizing Railway starter templates, demonstrating a strength for practical developer ergonomics. Jake combines deep front-end craftsmanship with backend familiarity and a curious compiler-oriented mindset, reflected in his “web and compilers” GitHub bio. He thrives on making complex developer experiences feel simple and reliable.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Software Engineering (B.SEng.), Software Engineering, Bachelor of Software Engineering (B.SEng.), Software Engineering at University of VictoriaFernie Secondary School
English, French
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Github Skills (29)
javascript10
postgresql10
nextjs10
ui-design10
prisma10
uid10
front-end-development10
railway10
tailwindcss10
react10
jsx10
expressjs9
theme-ui9
documentation9
mongodb8
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
railwayapp/templates
Sep 2020 - Jul 2022
Railway starters
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:42 reviews, 86 commits, 173 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Jake primarily worked on updating and creating examples within the `railwayapp/templates` repository. They focused on modernizing JavaScript examples using `async/await`, updating serverless PostgreSQL and Prisma examples, and adding examples for Redis and MongoDB. The contributions involved modifying Next.js, Express, and Blitz.js examples to use Railway services, including Prisma and PostgreSQL integrations, with a focus on demonstrating various backend technologies and frontend frameworks.
railwaystartersnodejsangulartypescript
railwayapp/docs
Jan 2021 - Nov 2022
Railway documentation
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:84 reviews, 109 commits, 128 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Jake primarily worked on the front-end documentation for the Railway platform. Their contributions included the creation and modification of UI components such as the sidebar, navigation bar, and search functionality. They also focused on improving the overall layout and design of the documentation pages, including responsiveness for mobile devices and the implementation of a dark/light theme switcher. Furthermore, the user integrated search features and improved styling.
railway
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