Lachlan Jacob
Backend Engineer at DISCO
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolLachlan Jacob is a Melbourne-based Backend Engineer with 10 years of experience building reliable server-side systems and a strong academic foundation from Monash University. Currently at DISCO, he focuses on backend development and continuous improvement, bringing a collaborative, growth-oriented approach to team problem solving. An active open-source contributor, Lachlan has made substantive compiler-level changes to the Gleam language—improving file handling and module path validation—demonstrating attention to correctness in language tooling. He combines practical full-stack training from Free Code Camp with formal CS honours study, and thrives on tackling technical challenges while maintaining code quality through linting and refactors. Colleagues describe him as self-motivated, personable, and eager to learn new approaches that scale.
10 years of coding experience
Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at Free Code CampSt Paul's Anglican Grammar SchoolBachelor of Computer Science Advanced (Honours), Information Technology, Bachelor of Computer Science Advanced (Honours), Information Technology at Monash University
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Github Skills (14)
compiler10
filesystem10
programming-language10
compiler-compiler10
gleam10
file-operations10
fileio10
static-typing9
strongly-typed9
error-handling9
rust8
regex7
javascript6
erlang6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
gleam-lang/gleam
Jun 2023 - Mar 2024
⭐️ A friendly language for building type-safe, scalable systems!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 comment in 9 months
Contributions summary:Lachlan primarily contributed to the Gleam programming language compiler, focusing on core functionalities. They modified the file system interactions by renaming methods and implementing a more accurate module path validation. These changes involved refactoring code related to file handling and source code recognition, ensuring the compiler correctly identifies and processes Gleam source files. They also addressed lint and format issues, contributing to code quality.
gleamscalableerlangstatically-typedtype-safe
scaredginger/angry-react-native
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:43 commits, 32 pushes in 1 day
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