Jake Mofa

About Jake Mofa

I’m a software engineer focused on building reliable, understandable systems - especially where scale, failure modes, and real-world complexity matter.I’ve worked across full-stack development, backend systems, and cloud environments, shipping production software in domains like fintech, logistics, automotive analytics, and internal tooling. My work often sits at the intersection of distributed systems, data pipelines, and product-facing platforms.Recently, I’ve been building AI-assisted products where models help explain system behavior, surface insights, and support decision-making - without replacing human judgment. I’m particularly interested in how systems degrade under load, how failures propagate, and how engineers can better understand “partial failure” rather than just outages.I care about:• Designing for degradation, not just uptime• Clear system boundaries and ownership• Explainability over opaque automation• Shipping practical software that people actually useMy experience includes Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).I’m always open to conversations around software engineering, system design, and thoughtful applications of AI in real systems.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Charles Schwab

   Apr 2026 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

Education

• San Joaquin Delta College

  Associate's degree, associate in science

• St. Joseph's College, Sasse

  GCE Advanced Level, Science

• San José State University

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science