John Hake
Senior Engineering Manager, DCX Library at Adobe
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Hake is a seasoned engineering leader with over 8 years in software-focused management and a multi-decade background in mechanical and robotics engineering, currently leading the DCX Library team on the Adobe Cloud Platform from Seattle. He combines hands-on technical authorship—having produced IntelliJ Platform SDK documentation and refactored real code samples for a prominent JetBrains repo—with experience building SDKs, developer tools, and shared platform components across Adobe. Known for scaling processes and cross-cultural teams, he has repeatedly reduced integration time for complex desktop and cloud products while mentoring engineers and technical writers. His career blends deep systems and mechanical tooling expertise (MS, Stanford) with practical product delivery from prototype to production, and a knack for clarifying APIs and developer experiences that enable third-party ecosystems.
8 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMS, Mechanical Engineering, MS, Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University
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Github Skills (9)
javas10
intellij-platform10
sdk10
java10
intellij-plugin9
doc9
gradle-plugin6
intellij-idea6
gradle6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
JetBrains/intellij-sdk-docs
Feb 2019 - Jun 2020
IntelliJ SDK Platform Documentation
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 reviews, 50 commits, 114 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:John primarily refactored and updated code samples within the IntelliJ SDK documentation. They addressed build warnings, updated since-build information, and removed deprecated elements. Additionally, the user refactored facet-related code for improved functionality and clarity. The commits demonstrate a focus on improving code quality, updating documentation, and ensuring the provided code samples are up-to-date within the IntelliJ SDK.
intellijintellij-platformintellijidea-pluginintellij-pluginsdk
JohnHake/intellij-sdk-docs
Jun 2018 - Oct 2020
IntelliJ SDK Platform Documentation
Contributions:397 pushes, 127 branches, 3 tags in 2 years 3 months
intellij-platformplatform-sdksdkkotlinintellij-sdk
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