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SoftwareEngineer

Jacob Hestand

Houston,TX

Summary

Adept Software Engineer with a proven track record at Home Depot, enhancing payment tokenization through innovative API development and integration. Leveraged object-oriented programming and SQL expertise alongside exceptional collaboration skills to drive software lifecycle advancements and team productivity. Achieved significant service improvements by identifying and resolving bugs.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer

Home Depot - Payment Tokenization
01.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with leadership on new multiple API designs and subsequent development for new endpoints to our service
  • Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
  • Designed data models and database schemas to support new database connection, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
  • Identify and removing software bugs from our service

Software Engineering Intern

Home Depot - Payment Tokenization
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Collaborated with software engineers to create new API design and sequence diagram for a new endpoint within the service.
  • Shadowed team members to learn new tasks and how to appropriately handle technical issues.
  • Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.

Overnight Freight Associate

Home Depot
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Fostered positive working relationships with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, promoting a collaborative team atmosphere.
  • Enhanced team productivity by collaborating with coworkers to complete tasks efficiently and on time.
  • Assisted in preparing the store for opening each day, ensuring a seamless transition between night shift activities and daytime operations for optimal customer experience.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Houston
Houston, TX
12-2022

Skills

  • Software development lifecycle
  • Object-oriented programming
  • API integration
  • API development
  • Software design
  • Experience with golang

Timeline

Software Engineer

Home Depot - Payment Tokenization
01.2023 - Current

Software Engineering Intern

Home Depot - Payment Tokenization
05.2022 - 08.2022

Overnight Freight Associate

Home Depot
01.2021 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Houston
Jacob Hestand