Software Engineer

Hi, I'm Jesse.

I turn problems into prototypes.

8+ years building and shipping customer-facing applications at Equitable. Partner at Hack Upstate, where I directed a coding bootcamp that graduated 74 students. Daily Claude Code user.

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About

I'm a software engineer based in Syracuse, NY and I'm always building something. For the past 8+ years, I've been shipping customer-facing applications at Equitable, one of the largest financial services companies in the U.S. My day-to-day involves leading enterprise platform migrations, building production tools used by thousands of people daily, and turning complex business requirements into maintainable solutions.

I'm also a partner at Hack Upstate, where I directed Careers in Code -- a coding bootcamp for underserved populations in Central New York. Over 6 cohorts, we admitted 102 students, graduated 74, placed 24 in tech roles, and managed ~$1.1M in grant contracts.

As a daily user of Claude Code, I'm deeply invested in the future of AI-assisted software development.

Selected Work

Thousands of daily views

PCR Rates Page

Redesigned end-to-end as lead developer. Enabled business self-service via JSON feeds, eliminating code deployments. Contributed to hundreds of thousands of dollars in generated business.

JavaScript Sitecore Enterprise

Enterprise-scale CMS

AEM Migration

Led the Sitecore-to-Adobe AEM enterprise CMS migration across 50+ components. Delivered resilient, reusable architecture while collaborating directly with vendor teams.

Adobe AEM HTL Spring Boot

74 graduates, $1.1M managed

Careers in Code

Directed a coding bootcamp for underserved populations across 6 cohorts. Built operational systems automating admissions end-to-end. Placed 24 graduates in tech roles.

Program Management Community Operations

Full-stack game

Gridiron Rumble

2D arcade football game. Designed the full system: game engine, Astro marketing site with devlogs, iOS and Steam integration.

Godot Astro TypeScript

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, interesting projects, or just connecting with other builders.

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