Kris Jurka
Software Engineering Lead at Self-employed
El Segundo, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarKris Jurka is a seasoned Software Engineering Lead based in El Segundo, California, with 22 years of hands-on experience delivering robust backend systems. As a self-employed engineering lead, he combines deep Java expertise with practical leadership to architect and stabilize critical data pipelines and drivers. He is an active open-source contributor to the well-known pgjdbc PostgreSQL JDBC driver, where his low-level fixes and ResultSetMetaData enhancements improve array handling and JDBC–PostgreSQL interoperability. Colleagues know him for balancing meticulous code quality—addressing JDK warnings and subtle protocol issues—with pragmatic delivery. Kris brings a quietly curious approach to engineering, often tackling the less-visible but high-impact problems that keep production systems reliable.
22 years of coding experience
Github Skills (7)
javas10
postgresql10
jdbc10
java10
sql9
datatypes9
data-handling9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
pgjdbc/pgjdbc
Jan 2004 - Apr 2015
Postgresql JDBC Driver
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:953 commits, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 11 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Kris primarily contributed to the back-end of the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver. The commits focused on addressing warnings related to the Java Development Kit, implementing enhancements to the ResultSetMetaData methods, including those for handling array types and providing database meta information. The user also worked on fixing and improving several low-level components of the driver, ensuring reliable and correct interaction with PostgreSQL servers.
sqldatabasepostgrespostgresqljava
kjurka/sarpy
Mar 2019 - Jul 2024
A basic Python library to demonstrate reading, writing, display, and simple processing of complex SAR data using the NGA SICD standard.
Contributions:11 pushes, 9 branches in 5 years 4 months
python-librarybasic-pythondata-analysispythonsar
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