Jake Widmer is a seasoned engineering executive with 12 years of hands-on experience building cloud-native SaaS platforms, now serving as Chief Innovation Architect at Datassential after a recent CTO role. He blends full-stack technical depth—front-end frameworks, custom scripting engines, mobile native apps, and Azure/.NET infrastructure—with a proven record of transforming legacy products into scalable multi-tenant systems. Jake has led engineering teams from greenfield builds to enterprise-grade releases, shipping features used by millions and contributing to products recognized on Gartner Magic Quadrants. As a co-founder of a software boutique he pairs startup agility with enterprise delivery discipline, often acting as a “full-stack firefighter” who jumps into code, architecture, or product when needed. He also brings compiler/interpreter design experience and a taste for pragmatic experimentation with ML and intelligent UX. Based in Nashville, he combines technical leadership with a knack for mentoring teams and aligning engineering output to business outcomes.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) Computer Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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