Jake Uskoski
Staff Software Engineer at StackAdapt
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolJake Uskoski is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in software design and architecture, currently shaping platform decisions at StackAdapt after recent staff roles at Vercel and Unity. He combines hands-on implementation with mentorship, bringing a pragmatic, efficiency-first mindset to teams and guiding peers toward cleaner, more maintainable solutions. His background spans full-stack Java web work through to large-scale platform engineering, rooted in a Software Engineering degree from the University of Guelph. Jake is motivated to share hard-won lessons so others avoid common pitfalls, and he often introduces fresh perspectives that nudge teams toward better long-term strategies. Notably, his career path reflects steady progression from early API and CMMS integrations to senior and staff-level influence across fast-moving product organizations.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Grade 12 Honours Enhanced Computer Science, Grade 12 Honours Enhanced Computer Science at Humberview Secondary SchoolBachelor's Degree Software Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Software Engineering at University of Guelph
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Github Skills (23)
vercel10
jamstack10
hosting10
cli10
openrtb8
discord-bot8
discord-js8
discord7
java7
client-library7
unity3d6
java-client6
authentication6
transport6
science5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
macmms/malabs-ma_glass
Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:32 pushes in 1 year
JakeUskoski/Runner-Roguelike
Nov 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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