Jacob Yarborough

About Jacob Yarborough

Software Engineer with a passion and track record of creating products that add value and efficiency to people’s lives. Experience building and maintaining web applications using Ruby on Rails while drawing on a background in data analytics and SQL development. Strong analytical skills and experience in creating RESTful APIs with robust testing suites. Possess a deep-seated passion for continuous learning and a relentless drive to acquire new skills.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Steampunk, Inc.

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Contributing to the modernization of refugee and asylum case processing systems within the USCIS Global division. Building and maintaining a secure Ruby on Rails applications that support critical humanitarian operations.Reducing case backlog by streamlining and automating legacy workflows across the refugee and asylum pipeline.Designing and developing internal tools to increase efficiency and productivity for government officials and caseworkers.Integrating third-party services and government APIs while maintaining data integrity and security.Writing comprehensive RSpec test coverage and contributing to CI/CD pipelines for consistent, reliable deployments.

Education

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics

  2013 — 2017

• Turing School of Software & Design

  Back-End Engineering

Skills

• Research
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Excel
• Coordinate Meetings
• Teamwork
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Powerpoint
• Photoshop
• Social Media
• Public Speaking
• English
• Event Planning
• Time Management
• Policy Research
• Regulatory Analysis
• Benefit Cost Analysis
• Econometric Modeling
• Public Commenting
• Statistical Data Analysis