Hey! I'm Jake
I am an ambitious software engineer with a First-Class Honours in Computer Science from the University of Brighton. I am currently working as an Android Engineer at American Express.
I am constantly looking for the next thing to learn, and for that reason I have created this website as a platform to document the progress, learnings and struggles that I encounter and overcome throughout the many projects I intend to work on over the next few years - so watch this space!
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My Journey
Android Engineer
American Express
Technology Graduate Programme
Developing one of the most fundamental features within the Amex app - transactions and statements.
Mar 2022 - PresentBack-end Java Engineer
American Express
Technology Graduate Programme
Modernizing American Express's global accounts receivable system.
Sep 2021 - Mar 2022Site Reliability Engineer
Manpower
Part-time contractor - American Express
Keeping a legacy web-application sailing through the storm of finely-aging code.
Feb 2021 - Sep 2021Computer Science (BSc)
University of Brighton
The final year of my sandwich degree.
Sep 2020 - PresentFull-Stack Java Engineer
American Express
Industrial Placement Programme
Modernizing one of the most significant platforms within the company, Buyer Initiated Payments.
Mar 2020 - Sep 2020Service Assurance Engineer
American Express
Industrial Placement Programme
Driving the adoption of AI Operations within American Express.
Sep 2019 - Mar 2020Computer Science (BSc)
University of Brighton
The first two years of my sandwich degree.
Sep 2017 - Jul 2019