Hi, I'm
Jake
Nocentino.
Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services, building scalable systems. Based in Seattle, WA.
About Me
Hi! I'm Jake, a software engineer at Amazon Web Services based in Seattle, WA. I grew up in New Jersey and developed a love for puzzles early on — technology turned out to scratch exactly that same itch.
I studied Computer Science and Mathematics at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (2017–2021), then honed my craft at Vanguard before joining AWS. I love building systems that scale and tackling hard distributed-systems problems.
Outside of work I enjoy rock climbing, hiking, running, and solving jigsaw and crossword puzzles. I'm also rediscovering the joy of building personal projects and writing about what I learn.
Technologies I work with:
- Go
- Python
- TypeScript
- Java
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Terraform
- PostgreSQL
- DynamoDB
- Redis
- GraphQL
Experience
Software Engineer
Amazon Web Services ↗2022 — Present
Seattle, WA
- ▸ Building and scaling distributed systems used by millions of AWS customers worldwide.
- ▸ Collaborate across teams to design, implement, and ship high-reliability services.
- ▸ Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, design docs, and mentorship.
Software Engineer
Vanguard ↗2021 — 2022
Malvern, PA
- ▸ Developed internal tooling and services for one of the world's largest investment management firms.
- ▸ Contributed to Java and Python codebases serving thousands of internal users.
- ▸ Collaborated in agile teams to deliver features on a regular release cadence.
Projects
tinymesh0
tinymesh0 is a cryptographically secure, decentralized mesh WireGuard VPN with gossip-based node discovery and per-node access policy enforcement. tinymesh0 connects machines across the internet into a private encrypted network with fastness, leanness, and security all placed at the forefront.
Golang Web Crawler WIP
A concurrent web crawler built in Go, deployed on Kubernetes via Kind. Explores Go concurrency patterns, channel-based communication, and containerized deployment.