Jakob Calero
Principal Software Engineering Manager at UiPath
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJakob Calero is a Principal Software Engineering Manager in London with 14 years of experience designing maintainable, testable systems and leading small, high-velocity teams. He combines hands-on architecture and backend engineering—especially Python and service-oriented microservices—with a strong background in DevOps and AWS-powered platforms. Jakob excels at moving early-stage engineering teams into structured, scalable workflows, having done so at Gousto and later driving product delivery at re:infer and UiPath. He thrives in startup and innovative environments, translating ambiguous business requirements into prototypes and production-ready services using TDD/BDD and Agile practices. Beyond core engineering, he brings an interdisciplinary perspective from a degree in AI and personal experience as an independent game developer, fueling a curiosity for gamification and digital entertainment. His profile reflects a pragmatic, language-agnostic problem-solver who balances critical thinking with progress-focused delivery.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at The University of EdinburghBusiness/Commerce General, Business/Commerce General at Stockholm University
English, Swedish, Spanish
Github Skills (39)
exchange-web-services10
microsoft-exchange9
infer9
outlook9
amazon-redshift8
exchange8
python-client8
office3658
dialect8
api-client8
amazon7
python7
cli7
client-library7
nlp7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jcalero/Rytmos
Jun 2012 - Sep 2012
Contributions:163 commits in 2 months
jcalero/dotfiles
Oct 2015 - Jun 2024
Contributions:24 pushes, 4 branches, 2 comments in 8 years 9 months
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