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 REST 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

    LeetLearn AI

    LeetLearn AI

    Kotlin
    Spring Boot
    Angular
    PostgreSQL
    Docker
    Google Cloud
    Screen Scout

    Screen Scout

    MongoDB
    Python
    FastAPI
    React
    Tailwind CSS
    TypeScript
    Docker
    Google Cloud
    JakeTube

    JakeTube

    Express
    Firebase
    Next.js
    TypeScript
    Docker
    Google Cloud
    Focus Forge

    Focus Forge

    MongoDB
    Node.js
    Next.js
    TypeScript
    Tailwind CSS

My Bookshelf

Discourses and Selected Writings

Discourses and Selected Writings

Epictetus

My first introduction into philosophy. Epictetus's arguments for living an ethical life 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 great twists.

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

The most classic and iconic revenge story of all time. Has everything you could want in a book.