Jacob Kronika
AI Software Engineering Lead & Solutions Architect, Python/Django and User Interface Full-Stack Developer, Web Standards and Usability/Accessibility Evangelist, Published Author, Husband & Father
- Role
- Lead Developer at Webkey
- Location
- Lakewood, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jacob Kronika
Results-driven software engineer with a passion for innovation and problem-solving. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, I’ve developed expertise in- Software architecture and development leadership- Front-end and full-stack development (NodeJS, Python/Django, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP)- AWS infrastructure and backend development (including data pipelines and AI integration)As a seasoned leader, I’ve driven high-impact projects like the successful launch of AI Call Wrap Automation at Octane and the Next Generation Websites migrations project at CDK Global. Additionally, my expertise has been shared through the publication of “Django 3 Web Development Cookbook, Fourth Edition” from Packt Publishing.With a long history of mentoring junior engineers and helping them develop into skilled professionals, I’ve seen multiple mentees successfully promoted, or transition to new roles at other companies.
Experience
Lead Developer
Sep 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Drive technical excellence across all engineering projects, leveraging expertise in LAMP stack software engineering, Python/Django development with Wagtail, and custom CMS platform development. Foster innovation and collaboration to deliver flexible, extensible, and customizable solutions for multiple end-client companies.Key accomplishments include- Designed and implemented a proprietary framework in PHP8 that combined elements of Django and the existing Webkey CMS system built for PHP5, resulting in a robust solution capable of drop-in replacement on top of the Webkey CMS database structure
Education
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School
High School Diploma
1997 — 2001
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Web Development Focus
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Javascript
- Ajax
- Json
- Jquery
- Css
- Css3
- Html
- Html 5
- Html5
- Xhtml
- Xml
- Python
- Django
- Php
- Ruby
- Ruby on Rails
- Mysql
- Postgresql
- Sql
- Docker
- Git
- Perforce
- Subversion
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Web Applications
- Oop
- Programming
- Test Driven Development
- Unit Testing
- Jasmine
- Qunit
- Webdriver
- User Experience
- Usability
- Accessibility
- Web Standards
- Software Solution Architecture
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Scalable Web Applications
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