Hi, I’m Jacob Chapa, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience building scalable web applications and cloud hosting solutions. I specialize in modern full-stack development, leveraging Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Vue, and Laravel/PHP stacks to deliver robust, maintainable software. Beyond coding I'm familar with linux webserver administraiton, optimization and website hosting, and I love turning ambitious ideas into practical, high-performance products. I’m passionate about accessible software, clean architecture, and mentoring teams to ship great features.

Jacob Chapa

Hi, I’m Jacob Chapa, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience building scalable web applications and cloud hosting solutions. I specialize in modern full-stack development, leveraging Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Vue, and Laravel/PHP stacks to deliver robust, maintainable software. Beyond coding I'm familar with linux webserver administraiton, optimization and website hosting, and I love turning ambitious ideas into practical, high-performance products. I’m passionate about accessible software, clean architecture, and mentoring teams to ship great features.

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Hi, I’m Jacob Chapa, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience building scalable web applications and cloud hosting solutions. I specialize in modern full-stack development, leveraging Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Vue, and Laravel/PHP stacks to deliver robust, maintainable software.

Beyond coding I’m familar with linux webserver administraiton, optimization and website hosting, and I love turning ambitious ideas into practical, high-performance products. I’m passionate about accessible software, clean architecture, and mentoring teams to ship great features.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Owner & Principal Engineer - Web Development & Hosting at Websites on Wheels
January 1, 2014 - October 27, 2025
Founded and grew my own full-stack web development and hosting company, delivering custom web applications and managed hosting for 50+ production sites.
Owner at Otley Logic
December 31, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Started freelancing full-time with focus on LAMP stack development. Most work conducted with WordPress as CMS and CodeIgniter as MVC framework. Offered full frontend and backend software development for responsive websites, plus hosting including Linux webserver administration and MySQL/Apache tuning.
Lead Software Architect at The Visionaire Group
December 31, 2010 - December 31, 2010
The Visionaire Group became the umbrella company for the merging of Hybrid Studio and Xtreme Desktops in early 2007. Continued developing quality object-oriented software for websites and widgets, including: architecture and production of high-traffic Jonas Brothers promotional website; full backend and frontend of a custom Newsletter system for Lionsgate with 500,000+ userbase; lead developer on a nationwide advertising system for Jimmy Johns.
Software Developer at Hybrid Studio & Xtreme Desktops
December 31, 2007 - December 31, 2007
Produced high-quality Flash and Ajax websites primarily for the movie industry. Day-to-day work encompassed client-side Javascript, Actionscript, HTML/CSS and server-side PHP/MySQL, Python development, plus basic Linux and Windows IIS webserver administration. Xtreme Desktops provided interactive desktop wallpapers; initial Mac OS X version development and later desktop UI/navigation work.

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science at University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025
AP Programming Classes at Lamar High School
January 11, 2030 - October 27, 2025

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment