Nicolas Jakob
Principal Frontend Engineer at Smallpdf
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolNicolas Jakob is a Principal Frontend Engineer based in Zurich with 13 years of experience building and scaling customer-facing web applications. He has progressed through technical and leadership roles at Smallpdf—from Senior to Principal—bringing deep expertise in frontend architecture and delivery. Prior to Smallpdf he co-founded and served as CTO of Wicard, giving him strong product-first instincts and hands-on startup experience. Nicolas pairs a master’s in Software Engineering with a practical background in telecom and IT consulting, enabling him to bridge academic rigor and pragmatic implementation. Known for loving to "code stuff and build things," he blends long-term architectural thinking with a doer’s mentality and a knack for turning UX needs into robust engineering solutions. Quietly ambitious, he often moves between individual contribution and team mentorship to accelerate product outcomes.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering at School of Management and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD)Technician (ES) Computer and Telecommunications, Technician (ES) Computer and Telecommunications at CPLN NeuchâtelMaster’s Degree Information and Communications Technologies Software Engineering, Master’s Degree Information and Communications Technologies Software Engineering at University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO)
French, English, German
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Github Skills (141)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
njakob/nanoaddr.io
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
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Contributions:71 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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njakob/template-latex
Mar 2013 - Oct 2013
Contributions:20 commits in 6 months
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