Jake Kressley

Software Engineer 

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My Tech Journey

2025

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Software Engineer Intern

  • Constructed a network of RAG AI agents, coordinating agent communication with Python to classify legal documents and extract investor and trade data with 90% accuracy, lowering document review time and boosting operational efficiency by 40%.

  • Designed a RESTful API with Spring Boot to integrate the AI system into an internal Angular-based application, enabling real-time delivery of structured JSON data and improving access to key insights for 30+ internal users.

  • Built an automated fund name–matching function using Levenshtein distance to map AI-extracted fund names to fund IDs in a 10,000+ row Excel dataset, eliminating manual lookups and reducing processing time by over 50%.

2024

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Web Application Developer Intern

  • Engineered key components of business acumen simulations, including interactive dashboards and decision-making workflows, contributing to simulation design and delivering React and Bootstrap interfaces that enhanced participant engagement and learning outcomes.

  • Researched and recommended the optimal charting API for simulations, cutting implementation time by 30% and improving dashboard performance, enabling participants to access actionable insights for informed decisions.

  • Validated and fine-tuned 10+ existing business acumen simulations through black box testing, ensuring accuracy and reliability to provide participants with a consistent, high-quality learning experience.

2023

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Web Application Developer Intern

  • Implemented interactive business acumen simulations as part of a cross-functional team, using React and Bootstrap to convert static wireframes into responsive, high-fidelity interfaces deployed in production.

  • Transformed backend customer data into clear, client-facing visual formats, improving data accessibility and supporting informed stakeholder reviews.

A small sample of my projects

    JakeTube

    JakeTube

    Docker
    Express
    Firebase
    Google Cloud
    Next.js
    TypeScript
    Reel Hot Takes

    Reel Hot Takes

    MongoDB
    Python
    React
    Tailwind CSS
    TypeScript
    Machine Learning Movie Recommender

    Machine Learning Movie Recommender

    Docker
    NumPy
    Pandas
    Python
    scikitlearn
    Focus Forge

    Focus Forge

    MongoDB
    Node.js
    Next.js
    Tailwind CSS
    TypeScript

My Bookshelf

Discourses and Selected Writings
Discourses and Selected Writings
Epictetus
My first introduction into philosophy. Epictetus's arguments for living an ethical life and mental resiliance stick with me to this day.
Words of Radiance
Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson
Epic fantasy with incredible characters and some great twists.
Golden Son
Golden Son
Pierce Brown
Thrilling Sci-fi space opera with great characters and a gripping plot.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
The most classic iconic revenge story of all time. Contains everything you could want in a book.