Jake Shasteen
Staff Software Engineer at Artera
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolJake Shasteen is a Staff Software Engineer based in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building testable, extensible full‑stack web applications and leading engineering teams through acquisition and scale. He combines strong JavaScript/Node.js expertise (React, Angular, Express) with backend skills in MongoDB and MySQL, and a pragmatic focus on RESTful APIs, real‑time sockets, and performance-sensitive e‑commerce patterns. As a former engineering manager and principal at Autodesk and Minted, he blends hands‑on coding with mentoring and delivery ownership, deliberately writing code for future maintainers. Jake emphasizes empathetic communication—both in code documentation and cross‑functional relationships—which has helped him shepherd products across Growth, Marketing, and UX domains. He also coaches developers (Hack Reactor fellowship) and maintains an active GitHub presence, reflecting a commitment to craft and continuous learning.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced Software Engineering Immersive, Advanced Software Engineering Immersive at Hack ReactorBachelor's degree, English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature, General at Missouri University of Science and Technology
English, Russian
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Github Skills (34)
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python10
defold10
django10
text-based10
mux10
pypy10
tetris10
moo10
twisted10
webserver10
webclient10
engine10
online-game10
twine10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jake-shasteen/rubiginouschanticleer
Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:42 pushes, 50 branches in 11 days
InterruptedLobster/ARO
Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:102 commits, 50 PRs, 18 pushes in 23 days
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