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I'm Jake Vandereay, a full-stack developer with 8+ years of professional experience, and roughly 15 years of personal programming as a hobby. Starting as a hobbyist gave me a foundation of curiosity for how things work and a drive to find the best ways to accomplish any given task. I strive to build systems I'm proud of, and I enjoy solving problems across the stack—from Rails backends to React frontends—while prioritizing security, performance, and maintainability. I value collaboration and clear communication, and I love turning ideas into solid software.…I'm Jake Vandereay, a full-stack developer with 8+ years of professional experience, and roughly 15 years of personal programming as a hobby. Starting as a hobbyist gave me a foundation of curiosity for how things work and a drive to find the best ways to accomplish any given task. I strive to build systems I'm proud of, and I enjoy solving problems across the stack—from Rails backends to React frontends—while prioritizing security, performance, and maintainability. I value collaboration and clear communication, and I love turning ideas into solid software.

Jackie Vanderhulst

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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I'm Jake Vandereay, a full-stack developer with 8+ years of professional experience, and roughly 15 years of personal programming as a hobby. Starting as a hobbyist gave me a foundation of curiosity for how things work and a drive to find the best ways to accomplish any given task. I strive to build systems I'm proud of, and I enjoy solving problems across the stack—from Rails backends to React frontends—while prioritizing security, performance, and maintainability. I value collaboration and clear communication, and I love turning ideas into solid software.…I'm Jake Vandereay, a full-stack developer with 8+ years of professional experience, and roughly 15 years of personal programming as a hobby. Starting as a hobbyist gave me a foundation of curiosity for how things work and a drive to find the best ways to accomplish any given task. I strive to build systems I'm proud of, and I enjoy solving problems across the stack—from Rails backends to React frontends—while prioritizing security, performance, and maintainability. I value collaboration and clear communication, and I love turning ideas into solid software.

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I’m Jake Vandereay, a full-stack developer with 8+ years of professional experience, and roughly 15 years of personal programming as a hobby. Starting as a hobbyist gave me a foundation of curiosity for how things work and a drive to find the best ways to accomplish any given task.

I strive to build systems I’m proud of, and I enjoy solving problems across the stack—from Rails backends to React frontends—while prioritizing security, performance, and maintainability. I value collaboration and clear communication, and I love turning ideas into solid software.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at BeQuick / Contract

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026

Architected and built a greenfield Rails/React application for government ACP program enrollment. Developed a complex drag-and-drop form builder in React enabling non-technical staff to customize onboarding flows. Built dynamic form renderers with complex validation and conditional logic.

Full Stack Developer at Connect Platform

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2026

Maintained and extended a large Rails API serving as an MVNO management platform for carrier integrations. Identified and resolved critical security vulnerabilities including RCE and SQL injection flaws. Developed features across Rails backend, Ember backend UI, and React-based frontends. Implemented web components to extend Rails-based interfaces. Created a real-time SMS chat subsystem with deep integrations for customer care.

Consultant / Freelance Ruby Developer at Independent / Freelance

January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Working with various companies to optimize and/or complete projects or solve complex issues that require third-party analysis and perspective.

Contract Ruby Developer at Telnyx

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021

Remote maintaining and extending an SDK for communicating with a telecoms service.

Full Stack Developer at Priva / Contract

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020

Remote maintaining and extending a production Rails application with React components for a security auditing and compliance platform. Developed new React-based UI features integrated with Rails views. Optimized SQL queries for complex data aggregation and reporting. Contributed to code reviews and quality standards in a collaborative team environment.

Freelance / Personal Projects at Various

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2018

Prior to 2018: Various personal and family business projects including web applications, embedded firmware, and game development.