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Hi, I'm Jake — A true full-stack developer

With my expertise covering all paradigms of development:

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Flutter

React / Next.js

+ more, I turnideasintoreality.

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Experience

CloudZero

CloudZero

Working

Software Engineer 2

December 2024 - Present

Boston, MA (Remote)

Technologies

• Architected and developed a scalable Kubernetes telemetry data pipeline to ingest Prometheus metrics from customer K8s clusters into our cost observability platform, enabling real-time infrastructure cost monitoring.

• Led the design and implementation of a revolutionary collection-shipment paradigm with intelligent batching system, achieving an 80% reduction in operational cost overhead while maintaining data integrity.

• Engineered full-stack solutions spanning Go-based Kubernetes agents, Helm chart deployments, and Python API services on AWS infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration across diverse customer environments.

• Collaborated directly with engineering teams at Fortune 500 companies to iterate on product features and optimize telemetry collection, driving continuous improvement in platform performance and reliability.

• Developed and maintained cloud-native monitoring solutions that transformed cost visibility for enterprise customers, enabling data-driven infrastructure optimization decisions.

New Relic

New Relic

Software Engineer 1

May 2023 - December 2024

Portland, OR

Technologies

• Designed and implemented a fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform on AWS EKS, leveraging custom Kubernetes operators for automated provisioning, scaling, and self-healing of database clusters.

• Developed a GitOps-driven manifest state management solution using CUELang, enabling declarative configuration, drift detection, and zero-downtime rollouts for database infrastructure.

• Enhanced existing data ingestion pipelines by optimizing throughput and fault tolerance, reducing end-to-end data processing latency by 40% and improving reliability under peak load.

• Authored and maintained reusable Terraform modules and internal templates for database infrastructure, standardizing deployments across multiple environments and accelerating developer onboarding.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define DBaaS SLAs and performance benchmarks, implementing monitoring, alerting, and auto-remediation workflows that achieved 99.9% availability.

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Projects

Workout Notepad

Workout Notepad

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All Systems Operational
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Crosscheck Sports

Crosscheck Sports

Crosscheck Sports gives you unmatched features and customization to easily manage your sports team.

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All Systems Operational
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Sapphire NW

Sapphire NW

Marketing website for my business built with NextJS. Focused on creating a beautiful user experience and flawless design.

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All Systems Operational
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Calorie Me

Calorie Me

This hyper-elegant calorie-tracking app, built with SwiftUI and a custom document-style backend database, was a weekend experiment in mobile development and data persistence.

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All Systems Operational
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About

Me

About

Jake Landers

I'm a true full-stack developer with real-world experience building software for every part of the cloud. Backend, frontend, dev-ops, networking, infrastructure, databases, APIs, serverless, and more.

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Blogs

Swift vs Flutter - LoginUI

Swift vs Flutter - LoginUI

I built the same screen in both Flutter and SwiftUI to compare and contrast them against each other

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SwiftUI Vs Flutter: Profile View

SwiftUI Vs Flutter: Profile View

I built a profile page in SwiftUI and Flutter, let's compare the differences

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